Scandinavian Mountains facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Scandinavian Mountains
Mount Áhkká in Stora Sjöfallet National Park, Northern Sweden
Highest point
Peak	Galdhøpiggen (Lom)
Elevation	2,469 m (8,100 ft)
Dimensions
Length	1,700 km (1,100 mi)
Width	320 km (200 mi)
Naming
Native name	Skanderna, Fjällen, Kjølen, Köli, Skandit  (language?)
Geography
The Scandinavian Mountains
Countries	Norway, Sweden and Finland
Range coordinates	65°N 14°E

The Scandinavian Mountains are a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula. The western sides of the mountains drop steeply into the North Sea and Norwegian Sea, where they form the fjords of Norway. To the north they form the border between Norway and Sweden, and passing across the Arctic Circle. A small part of the range runs into Finland, but this part mostly consists of hills.

Galdhøpiggen in southern Norway is the highest peak in the range, at 2,469 metres (8,100 ft). Kebnekaise has the highest peak on the Swedish side, at 2,104 m (6,903 ft). Halti is the highest peak in Finland, at 1,324 m (4,344 ft). The range's proximity to the Arctic and the North Atlantic ocean has caused the formation of many icefields and glaciers.

Images for kids

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  Simplified geological map of Fennoscandia. The Caledonian nappes are shown in green. Note the windows of bedrock belonging to the Transscandinavian Igneous Belt in blue. The Svecofennian and Sveconorwegian provinces are shown in yellow and salmon respectively.

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  Reconstruction of Europe during the Last Glacial Maximum of the Weichselian and Würm glaciations periods. note that the whole of the Scandinavian Mountains are covered with glacier ice (white).

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  Landscape as seen from Meekonvaara (1019m) towards the highest fells

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  Galdhøpiggen seen from west, Norway's highest mountain

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  Glittertind

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  Falketind in Jotunheimen

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  Landscape between Abisko National Park and Kebnekaise