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www.scandinavianmountains.com
— James Baxter's website on Norway's mountains over 2000m.
www.mountainhiking.org.uk
— Anthony Dyer's website that covers a variety of Norway's mountains.
www.westcoastpeaks.com
— Arnt Flatmo's excellent picture website for ascents of many of Norway's mountains. Norway, Lists of mountain ranges of
The geography of Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
is dominated by vast mountain ranges broken up by valleys and fjords. Less than 10% of the country's area is arable, and the rest is mountainous. Glaciers are the major cause for erosion, so the terrain in the Norwegian mountains consists of plateaus and lakes with peaks. These areas have an abundant and diverse fauna and flora.
The altitude of the treeline comes slowly down going to higher latitudes; in northern Finnmark, the treeline reaches sea level. The treeline is also lower near the coast, and higher on the eastern slopes of the mountains.
Mountain ranges also form the main boundaries among Norway's districts. They typically run north-south. Several of the ranges have had road and railroad passes since historical times; some are newer; and many close over the winter.
Norwegian mountain ranges provide some of the most attractive recreational areas, both during summer and winter. Cabins and trails are operated by the Norwegian Mountain Touring Association
The Norwegian Trekking Association ( no, Den norske turistforening, DNT) is a Norwegian association which maintains mountain trails and cabins in Norway. The association was founded on 21 January 1868 with the scope "to help and develop tourism i ...
at intervals that allow for weeks of uninterrupted hiking or cross-country skiing in the mountains.
See also
*Scandinavian mountains
The Scandinavian Mountains or the Scandes is a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula. The western sides of the mountains drop precipitously into the North Sea and Norwegian Sea, forming the fjords of Norway, whereas to the ...
* Caledonian orogeny
The Caledonian orogeny was a mountain-building era recorded in the northern parts of the British Isles, the Scandinavian Mountains, Svalbard, eastern Greenland and parts of north-central Europe. The Caledonian orogeny encompasses events that occ ...
* Geology of Norway
The geology of Norway encompasses the history of Earth that can be interpreted by rock types found in Norway, and the associated sedimentological history of soils and rock types.
The Norwegian mountains were formed around 400 million years ago ( ...
Guidebooks
Guidebooks in languages other than Norwegian are few. The following is a list of current mountaineering and walking guidebooks in print in English. * A. Dyer et al. "Walks and Scrambles in Norway", . * Ed Webster "Climbing in the Magic Islands", . * Tony Howard "Climbs, Scrambles and Walks in Romsdal: Norway", . * Jon Haukassveen and Tom Atle Bordevik "Heavy Water - Rjukken Ice", . * Peter Lennon "Scandinavian Mountains", . * Constance Roos "Walking in Norway", . * James Baxter "Scandinavian Mountains and Peaks Over 2000 Metres in the Hurrungane", . * Bernhard Pollmann "Norway South", .External links
www.scandinavianmountains.com
— James Baxter's website on Norway's mountains over 2000m.
www.mountainhiking.org.uk
— Anthony Dyer's website that covers a variety of Norway's mountains.
www.westcoastpeaks.com
— Arnt Flatmo's excellent picture website for ascents of many of Norway's mountains. Norway, Lists of mountain ranges of
Mountain ranges
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
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