Scandinavian Mountains
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The Scandinavian Mountains or the Scandes is a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula. The western sides of the mountains drop precipitously into the North Sea and Norwegian Sea,
Mount Áhkká in Stora Sjöfallet National Park, northern Sweden
Formation of the mountains of southern Norway (the Southern Scandes).
Galdhøpiggen seen from west, Norway's highest mountain
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Kebnekaise
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Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden. The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the Scandinavian mountain range, has two main peaks. The glaciated southern peak used to be the highest at 2,120 m
Scandinavian Mountains
…range so young and are very steep in places; Galdhøpiggen in South Norway is the highest peak in mainland Northern Europe, at 2,469 metres (8,100 ft); Kebnekaise is the highest peak on the Swedish side, at 2,096.8 m (6,879 ft), whereas the slope of Halti is the highest point in Finland, at 1,324 m (4,344 ft…
Eastern slopes of Kebnekaise as seen from the Tarfala Valley
Panoramic view from the top, June 2007, the view shown is roughly from west (left) over north to south (right)
The oldest of the cabins close to the peak; standing at an 1880-meter altitude, built in 1924.
Mountaineers on Kebnekaise, early 20th century.