jotunheimen mountains Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/jotunheimen-mountains Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:00:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Jotunheim Norway Map http://toursmaps.com/jotunheim-norway-map.html http://toursmaps.com/jotunheim-norway-map.html#respond Tue, 24 Jan 2017 10:24:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=229281 Counties; Oppland fylke, Sogn og Fjordane fylke. Altitude: 2468 m (8098 ft). The ‘Jotunheim, the largest of the few Alpine-type regions on the Norwegian high plateau, extends from the Sognefjord in the W to the Gudbrandsdal in the NE. Its name (Home of Giants) was coined by Norwegian students, referring to the frost and ice giants of the Edda. Most of the mountains in the Jotunheim riseto heights of no more than 1800-2000 m (6000-6500 ft), but the region also includes the highest peaks in Scandinavia, Galdopig (2469 m 8098 ft) and Glittertind (2452 m 8045 ft). The valleys, with

The post Jotunheim Norway Map appeared first on ToursMaps.com ®.

]]> http://toursmaps.com/jotunheim-norway-map.html/feed 0