Sulitjelma Glacier Explained

Sulitjelma Glacier
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Historic: Sállajiegŋa, Sallajiegņa, Sállajiekna
Map:Nordland#Norway
Location:Fauske, Nordland, Norway
Coordinates:67.1362°N 16.3423°W
Type:Valley
Area:24km2

The Sulitjelma Glacier[1] [2] (also:,, or) is one of the largest glaciers in mainland Norway. The 24km2 glacier is located in mostly in Norway, but the eastern part crosses over into Sweden. The Norwegian part is in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, about east of the town of Fauske. The Swedish part (where it is referred to as Salajekna) lies on the border of Arjeplog Municipality and Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County. When the whole glacier is considered, it is the largest glacier in Sweden.

The glacier's highest point is above sea level and its lowest point is at an elevation of . The glacier has retreated in recent years. The lake Låmivatnet lies just south of the glacier.[3]

Stockholm University operates an automatic weather station near the glacier front.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Insight Guides: Norway. 2015. London. APA Publications.
  2. Glaciology. 1962. Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts. 13. 28960.
  3. Web site: Bjarne. Kjøllmoen. Liss M. Andreassen. Hallgeir. Elvehøy. Miriam. Jackson. Rianne H. Giesen. Stefan. Winkler. 2008. Glaciological investigations in Norway 2007. NVE Report 3 2008, 91 p + app.
  4. Web site: Salajekna climate station. Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi - Stockholms universitet. Swedish. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120415141658/http://www.ink.su.se/pub/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=4044. 2012-04-15.