Storglaciären
Storglaciären is a glacier in Tarfala Valley in the Scandinavian Mountains of Kiruna Municipality, Sweden. The glacier is classified as polythermal having both cold and warm bottom temperatures.- Glacier with an elevation of around 1,480 metres (4,860 feet)
- …is also known as “Storglaciaeren”
- Description: glacier in Sweden
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kebnekaise and Isfallsglaciären.
Kebnekaise
Kebnekaise is the tallest mountain in Sweden, at 2,093 metres above sea level.
Storglaciären
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Latitude
67.90603° or 67° 54′ 22″ north
Longitude
18.56785° or 18° 34′ 4″ east
Open location code
9FVWWH49+C4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Storglaciären” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Storglaciären”
- Chinese: “大冰河”
- Czech: “Storglaciären”
- Danish: “Storgletsjeren”
- Dutch: “Storglaciären”
- French: “Storglaciären”
- German: “Storglaciären”
- Macedonian: “Голем Ледник”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Storglaciären”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Storglaciären”
- Norwegian: “Storglaciären”
- Persian: “یخچال طبیعی بزرگ”
- Spanish: “Storglaciären”
- Swedish: “Storglaciären”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kebnekaise Fjällstation and Nikkaluokta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tarfala research station and STF Tarfala Mountain cabin.
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