Gihtsejiegŋa Explained

Other Name:	Lule Sami: Gihtsejiegńa, Gihtsejiekŋa, Gihccejiekŋa^[1] (historic spellings)
Location:	Nordland, Norway
Coordinates:	68.0094°N 16.8042°W
Area:	25km2

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 1500to above sea level. The highest point of the glacier sits right below the summit of the 1520m (4,990feet) tall Bjørntoppen.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of glaciers in Norway

Notes and References

1. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-08-23.
2. Web site: Gihtsejiegna. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2012-05-11.
3. Web site: De største breene i Norge - The largest glaciers in Norway . Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat . 2012-05-11 . PDF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229045131/http://www.nve.no/global/vann%20og%20vassdrag/hydrologi/bre/nedlastinger/st%C3%B8rste%20breer%20i%20norge.pdf . 2012-02-29 .