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Geological Formation

Svartisen

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Svartisen comprises two glaciers in Nordland county, Norway. One of them, Vestisen, covers 221 square kilometers, making it the second largest glacier on the Norwegian mainland, while the other, the outlet glacier Engabreen, descends to just 20 meters above sea level, the lowest point reached by any glacier on mainland Europe. 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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Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
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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: Svartisen

In Discipline

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: Svartisen
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
Sources
1. Svartisen (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Svartisen is a collective term for two glaciers located in Nordland county in northern Norway.
  • Wikipedia article lead, protection designation
    ated in Nordland county in northern Norway. It is part of Saltfjellet-Svartisen National Park, located in the Saltfjell mountain range. The glaciers are located in the munic
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Wikidata: Svartisen
Wikidata Q1545368, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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