Gihtsejiegņa
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Gihtsejiegŋa is one of the largest glaciers in mainland Norway. It is located in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, about southeast of the village of Kjøpsvik, on the border with Sweden. The name of the glacier comes from the Lule Sami language. The elevation of the glacier ranges from above sea level. The highest point of the glacier sits right below the summit of the tall Bjørntoppen.
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- glacier
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Narvik Municipality
- Continent
- Europe
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- Gihtsejiegŋa
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Gihtsejiegŋa is one of the largest glaciers in mainland Norway. It is located in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, about southeast of the village of Kjøpsvik, on the border with Sweden. The name of the glacier comes from the Lule Sami language. The elevation of the glacier ranges from above sea level. The highest point of the glacier sits right below the summit of the tall Bjørntoppen.
==See also== List of glaciers in Norway
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gihtsejiegņa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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