Okstindbreen Explained

Okstindbreen
Map:Nordland#Norway
Location:Hemnes, Nordland, Norway
Coordinates:65.9874°N 14.1481°W
Area:46km2

Okstindbreen is the eighth-largest glacier in mainland Norway. The 46km2 glacier lies in the Okstindan mountain range in the municipality of Hemnes in Nordland county.[1]

The highest point is above sea level and its lowest point is above sea level. At the eastern edge of the glacier lies the mountain Oksskolten, the highest point in Nordland county.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Okstindbreen. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2011-12-02.
  2. Web site: De største breene i Norge. Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat. Norwegian. 2011-12-02. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111011135526/http://nve.no/no/Vann-og-vassdrag/Lengste-dypeste-storste-/De-storste-breene-i-Norge/. 2011-10-11.