Photo Alt: | View of the Øksfjordjøkelen glacier |
Type: | Mountain Glacier |
Location: | Finnmark and Troms, Norway |
Area: | 42km2 |
Coordinates: | 70.1667°N 25°W |
or [1] is the ninth largest glacier in mainland Norway. The glacier is located in Troms and Finnmark counties. The 42km2 glacier lies on the border of Loppa Municipality (in Finnmark) and Kvænangen Municipality (in Troms).[2]
The highest point was earlier known to have an elevation of . It is now due to glacier shrinkage.[3] 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 . The village of Alteidet in Kvænangen Municipality is located nearby, along the European route E6 highway.[4]