A report on Lyngen Alps

The Lyngen Alps (Lyngsalpene) are a mountain range in northeastern Troms og Finnmark county in Norway, east of the city of Tromsø.

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Lyngen

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Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway.

The Lyngen peninsula is a very scenic and mountainous area, known as the Lyngen Alps, with the highest peaks in Troms county.

Balsfjord

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Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway.

Stabben: A stone previously used as worship place by the Sami people. Located at Sand.

Bukkhammeren: rock carving from 4600 BCE at Tennes.

The municipality surrounds two fjords: Malangen and Balsfjorden, surrounded by comparatively rich farmlands under majestic peaks including the southern end of the Lyngen Alps.

Mountain landscape in Kvalsund, some 35 km south of Hammerfest

Troms og Finnmark

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County in northern Norway that was established on 1 January 2020 as the result of a regional reform.

Map showing coastline and rivers. The largest river, slightly to the right, is Tana, and slightly to the left is Alta-Kautokeino river. Down to the right is lake Inari (Finland) from which goes the Pasvik valley of the Pasvikelva river. Near the far left corner of the map is the green Målselv valley of Troms, with the Målselva river.

A Dutch map of Finnmark (1660), showing the border between Norway, Sweden and Russia.

There are mountains all over the county; the most alpine and striking are probably the Lyngen Alps (Lyngsalpene), with several small glaciers and the highest mountain in the county, Jiekkevarre with a height of 1833 m. Several glaciers are located in Kvænangen, including parts of the Øksfjordjøkelen, the last glacier in mainland Norway to drop icebergs directly into the sea (in the Jøkelfjord).

Store Lenangstind

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Mountain in Lyngen Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway.

It is within the Lyngen Alps mountain range and has the fourth-highest primary factor in Norway.

Ullsfjorden

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Fjord in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway.

The 75 km fjord flows from the village of Sjøvassbotn northwards along the west side of the Lyngen Peninsula (where the famous Lyngen Alps are located).

Lyngen (fjord)

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Fjord in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway.

View of the fjord under the northern lights

The Lyngen Alps lie along the western shore of the fjord and the European route E06 highway runs along the eastern shore.