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.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Galdhøpiggen 0
Glittertind 0
Scandes 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
alternativeName Scandinavian Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Scandes

Scandinavian Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Scandinavian Range
borderFeatureOf Norwegian–Swedish border ⓘ
surface form: 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 Troms og Finnmark ⓘ
surface form: Finnmark

northern Sweden ⓘ
surface form: Northern Sweden

Trøndelag ⓘ
Vestland ⓘ
surface form: 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)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scandinavian Mountains → alternativeName → Scandinavian Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scandes
Scandinavian Mountains → alternativeName → Scandinavian Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scandinavian Range
Fennoscandia → contains → Scandinavian Mountains ⓘ
northern Sweden → contains → Scandinavian Mountains ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Sweden
Svealand → containsMountainRange → Scandinavian Mountains ⓘ
Western Norway → containsMountainRange → Scandinavian Mountains ⓘ
Scandinavian Peninsula → hasMountainRange → Scandinavian Mountains ⓘ
Scandinavia → mountainRange → Scandinavian Mountains ⓘ
Stetind → mountainRange → Scandinavian Mountains ⓘ
Caledonian orogeny → mountainRangeFormed → Scandinavian Mountains ⓘ
Galdhøpiggen → partOf → Scandinavian Mountains ⓘ
Hardangervidda → partOf → Scandinavian Mountains ⓘ
Oksskolten → partOf → Scandinavian Mountains ⓘ
Oppland → partOf → Scandinavian Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scandinavian Mountains region