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Geological Formation

Øksfjordjøkelen

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Øksfjordjøkelen, known in Northern Sami as Ákšovuonjiehkki, is the ninth largest glacier on mainland Norway. Covering 42 square kilometers, it lies on the border of Loppa and Kvænangen municipalities in Troms og Finnmark county. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Glaciation, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Øksfjordjøkelen

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Glaciology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Øksfjordjøkelen
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
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Øksfjordjøkelen (Wikipedia)
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Øksfjordjøkelen (Norwegian) or Ákšovuonjiehkki (Northern Sami) is the ninth largest glacier in mainland Norway.
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Wikidata: Øksfjordjøkelen
Wikidata Q308096, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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