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Skoddevarre ( Northern Sami: Skoađđovárri) is a mountain in Alta, Norway. The mountain has several peaks, the tallest of which is located in the east, reaching 435.4 metres above sea level. [1] The Great Norwegian Encyclopedia states that the highest peak is 434 metres and is located in the north. [2] Nearby settlements include Kvenvik ...
Komsafjellet (Northern Sami: Gurravárri) is a mountain in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The area has given its name to the so-called Komsa culture when in 1925, archaeological finds from the Stone Age were made in the mountains. The oldest finds have been dated to 8000–7000 BC.
Geology of Norway. Appearance. Geological map of Fennoscandia. 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 (Ma) during the Caledonian orogeny.
Detail from the rock carvings at Alta. The Rock art of Alta (Helleristningene i Alta) are located in and around Alta Municipality in Finnmark county in northern Norway. Since the first carvings were discovered in 1973, more than 6,000 carvings have been found on several sites around Alta. The largest locality, at Jiepmaluokta about five ...
Finnmarksvidda near Alta. Altaelva valley is in the background. From Alta Municipality in the west to the Varanger Peninsula in the east it stretches for approximately 300 kilometres (190 mi), being at least that wide from north to south, extending into Finland. The southeastern part of the plateau is protected by the Anárjohka National Park ...
Snøhetta is the highest mountain in the Dovrefjell mountain range in Norway. At 2,286 metres (7,500 ft), it is the highest mountain in Norway outside the Jotunheimen range, making it the 24th highest peak in Norway, based on a 30-metre (98 ft) topographic prominence cutoff. At 1,675 metres (5,495 ft), its topographic prominence is the third ...
The northernmost is in the Dovre area, meaning there are no 2000 m peaks in northern Norway, even though there are some almost 2000 m there, and some above 2000 m in Sweden near the border. Most of the difficult summits were ascended in the late 19th and early 20th century by a combination of Norwegian explorers, local guides (in particular the ...
Mountain ranges of Norway. Coordinates: 61°36′18″N 8°28′39″E. Early summer in mountain range between Valdres and Hallingdal. The geography of Norway 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 ...