Scandinavian Mountains

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mountain range

The Scandinavian Mountains are a major mountain range running through much of Norway and Sweden, known for their rugged peaks, deep fjords, and extensive wilderness areas.

Aliases (5)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain range →
alternativeName	Scandes → Scandinavian Range →
borderFeatureOf	Norway–Sweden border →
characteristic	deep valleys → extensive wilderness → glaciated terrain → rugged peaks →
climate	alpine → subarctic →
contains	alpine tundra → boreal forests → fjords → glaciers → plateaus →
continent	Europe →
country	Norway → Norway → Norway → Sweden →
drainageDivideFor	Baltic Sea → North Sea → Norwegian Sea →
elevation	2469 m →
extendsInto	Finnmark → Northern Sweden → Trøndelag → Vestlandet →
geologicalOrigin	Caledonian orogeny →
hasFeature	reindeer herding areas →
highestPoint	Galdhøpiggen →
inhabitedBy	Sami people →
locatedOn	Scandinavian Peninsula →
majorNationalParkRegion	Abisko National Park → Hardangervidda National Park → Jotunheimen National Park → Rondane National Park → Sarek National Park →
notableSubrange	Dovrefjell → Hardangervidda → Jotunheimen → Kjølen Mountains →
orogenyAge	Paleozoic →
partOf	Fennoscandia →
popularActivity	backcountry trekking → hiking → mountaineering → skiing →
secondHighestPoint	Glittertind →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Galdhøpiggen → Hardangervidda → Oksskolten → Oppland ("Scandinavian Mountains region") →	partOf
Scandinavian Mountains ("Scandes") → Scandinavian Mountains ("Scandinavian Range") →	alternativeName
Fennoscandia → Northern Sweden →	contains
Svealand → Western Norway →	containsMountainRange
Scandinavia → Stetind →	mountainRange
Scandinavian Peninsula →	hasMountainRange
Caledonian orogeny →	mountainRangeFormed