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Kebnekaise (Swedish pronunciation: [kɛbnɛˈkâjsɛ]; [3] from Sami Giebmegáisi or Giebnegáisi, "Cauldron Crest") is the highest mountain in Sweden. The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the Scandinavian mountain range , has two main peaks.
Kebnekaise mountain lodge. Kebnekaise mountain lodge (Kebnekaise fjällstation), elevation 690 metres (2,260 ft), is situated at the base of Mount Kebnekaise, 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of Nikkaluokta, which in turn is situated 66 kilometres (41 mi) west of Kiruna in Lappland, Sweden.
Topography of Europe. This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Europe defined physiographically.. Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features.
Just prior to the crash, Swedish air traffic controllers at Kiruna cleared the Hercules to descend to 7,000 feet (2,100 meters). This altitude is just 20 meters above the height of the top of the Kebnekaise mountain. [6] The altitudes for the continuous radar plots remained in the possession of the accident investigation board and were not ...
Pages in category "Kebnekaise" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Royal Norwegian Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, 5630, c/n 382-5630, "Siv", crashes into Mount Kebnekaise during the military exercise Cold Response, killing all five on board. [108] 16 March A Turkish Army Aviation Sikorsky S-70A-28 crashed near Kabul, Afghanistan killing all 12 on board and two civilians on the ground. [109 ...
In 1946, he led investigations of glaciers on Mount Kebnekaise in Sweden. He was one of the initiators of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition in 1949–1952, and leader of the expedition's Swedish committee. In 1937 he was awarded the Hans Egede Medal by the Royal Danish Geographical Society. [1]
Sweden, and Scandinavia in general, lacks notably high peaks (the highest mountain in Sweden is Mt. Kebnekaise near Kiruna, which is 2,111 metres (6,926 ft) high). Despite this, dramatic areas are found in several places, and the northernmost parts of the Swedish mountain range house a notably large and dramatic wild alpine region, known as ...