Svartfjellet, Loppa

Svartfjellet (Northern Sami: Čáhppesčohkka) is a mountain in Loppa Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It lies alongside the small glacier Svartfjelljøkelen, a few kilometers north of the larger glacier Øksfjordjøkelen. The village of Bergsfjord lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) straight west of the mountain.

Svartfjellet (Norwegian)
Čáhppesčohkka (Northern Sami)
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Svartfjellet
Location of the mountain
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Svartfjellet
Svartfjellet (Norway)
Highest point
Elevation1,162 m (3,812 ft)
Coordinates70.2330°N 21.9988°E / 70.2330; 21.9988[1]
Geography
LocationTroms og Finnmark, Norway

For many years, Svartfjellet was regarded as the highest mountain in Finnmark, but this was due to a measurement error. The highest point in Finnmark actually lies on the glacier Øksfjordjøkelen on the mountain Loppatinden.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Svartfjellet, Loppa (Finnmark)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  2. "Publikums mening: LOPPATIND" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2013-01-04.


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