Øksfjordjøkelen

Øksfjordjøkelen (Norwegian) or Ákšovuonjiehkki (Northern Sami) is the ninth largest glacier in mainland Norway. The glacier is located in Troms og Finnmark county. The 42-square-kilometre (16 sq mi) glacier lies in both Loppa and Kvænangen municipalities.[1]

Øksfjordjøkelen  (Norwegian)
Ákšovuonjiehkki  (Northern Sami)
View of the Øksfjordjøkelen glacier
Location of the glacier
Øksfjordjøkelen (Norway)
TypeMountain Glacier
LocationTroms og Finnmark, Norway
Coordinates70°10′N 22°03′E
Area42 km2 (16 sq mi)

The highest point was earlier known to have an elevation of 1,204 metres (3,950 ft). It is now 1,191 metres (3,907 ft) due to glacier shrinkage.[2] But it still is, for the time being, the highest point in all of Troms og Finnmark county. The mountain Svartfjellet lies just north of the glacier in Loppa Municipality. That is another of the highest points in Finnmark county. The lowest point on the glacier has an elevation of 330 metres (1,080 ft). The village of Alteidet in Kvænangen is located nearby, along the European route E6.[3]

See also

References
  1. Store norske leksikon. "Øksfjordjøkelen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  2. "norgeskart.no" (in Norwegian).
  3. "Fjelltopper i Nord" (in Norwegian).


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