Frostisen Explained

Location:Narvik Municipality, Nordland, Norway
Coordinates:68.2343°N 17.1848°W
Type:Plateau glacier
Area:25km2

or [1] is a glacier in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is one of the larger plateau glaciers in Norway. Frostisen covers an area of about, and its elevation ranges from 840to above sea level. The glacier lies near the Skjomen fjord, a branch of the Ofotfjorden, just southwest of the town of Narvik. The village of Elvegård lies about east of the glacier. The lakes Geitvatnet, Isvatnet, Kjelvatnet, Nordre Bukkevatnet and Søre Bukkevatnet lie southwest of the glacier.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-08-23.
  2. Web site: Frostisen. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2012-05-18.