Gihtsejiegņa | |
Other Name: | Historic: Lule Sami: Gihccejiekŋa, Gihtsejiegŋa, Gihtsejiekŋa[1] |
Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Location: | Nordland, Norway |
Coordinates: | 68.0094°N 16.8042°W |
Area: | 25km2 |
Gihtsejiegņa or Gihtsejiegŋa is one of the largest glaciers in mainland Norway. It is located in the municipality of Narvik 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]