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'''Storjuvtinden''' |
'''Storjuvtinden''' is a mountain close to Norway's highest mountain [[Galdhøpiggen]]. It is located in the massif between the valleys [[Leirdalen]] and [[Visdalen]]. |
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The mountain can be accessed from Geitsætri in [[Leirdalen]] without a glacier crossing. |
The mountain can be accessed from Geitsætri in [[Leirdalen]] without a glacier crossing. |
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It is [[List of mountains in Norway by height|Norway's 12th highest mountain]], with respect to a primary factor of 50 m. |
It is [[List of mountains in Norway by height|Norway's 12th highest mountain]], with respect to a primary factor of 50 m. |
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==The name== |
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The first element is the name of the [[gorge]] ''Storjuvet'', the last element is the finite form of ''tind'' m '[[mountain peak]]'. The name of the gorge is a compound of ''stor'' 'big' and ''juv'' n 'gorge, canyon'. The gorge has also given name to the glacier ''Storjuvbrean'' in the bottom of the gorge. |
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==External links== |
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Revision as of 21:34, 29 June 2009
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| Elevation | 2,343 to 2,345 m (7,687 to 7,694 ft)  |
Storjuvtinden is a mountain close to Norway's highest mountain Galdhøpiggen. It is located in the massif between the valleys Leirdalen and Visdalen.
The mountain can be accessed from Geitsætri in Leirdalen without a glacier crossing.
It is Norway's 12th highest mountain, with respect to a primary factor of 50 m.
The name
The first element is the name of the gorge Storjuvet, the last element is the finite form of tind m 'mountain peak'. The name of the gorge is a compound of stor 'big' and juv n 'gorge, canyon'. The gorge has also given name to the glacier Storjuvbrean in the bottom of the gorge.
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