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'''Tjørnholstind''' |
'''Tjørnholstind''' (official form on maps: ''Tjønnholstinden'') is a mountain in [[Vågå]], [[Oppland]], [[Norway]] and lies in the mountain range [[Jotunheimen]] south of the lake [[Gjende]] and north of the valley [[Leirungsdalen]]. On the northern side is a 400 [[metre|m]] vertical drop down to Nordre Tjønnholet, a [[glacier]]. |
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The mountain has two peaks with a narrow ridge between. The western summit is the highest and the lower eastern summit also has the name '''Steinflytind''' and has elevation {{convert|2318|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. |
The mountain has two peaks with a narrow ridge between. The western summit is the highest and the lower eastern summit also has the name '''Steinflytind''' and has elevation {{convert|2318|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. |
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The mountain and both peaks are easily accessible from both west and east. |
The mountain and both peaks are easily accessible from both west and east. |
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==The name== |
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The first element is the genitive of the name of the [[gorge]] Tjønnholet, the last element is the finite form of ''tind'' m '[[mountain peak]]'. The name of the gorge is a compound of ''tjønn'' f 'tarn, small lake' and the finite form of ''hol'' n '[[hole]] ([[hollow]]), gorge'. There are actually two gorges with the name ''Tjønnholet'' here: ''Nørdre Tjønnholet'' north of the peak - and ''Søre Tjønnholet'' south of the peak. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 20:39, 30 June 2009
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| Elevation | 2,330 to 2,332 m (7,644 to 7,651 ft)  |
Tjørnholstind (official form on maps: Tjønnholstinden) is a mountain in Vågå, Oppland, Norway and lies in the mountain range Jotunheimen south of the lake Gjende and north of the valley Leirungsdalen. On the northern side is a 400 m vertical drop down to Nordre Tjønnholet, a glacier.
The mountain has two peaks with a narrow ridge between. The western summit is the highest and the lower eastern summit also has the name Steinflytind and has elevation 2,318 m (7,605 ft).
The mountain and both peaks are easily accessible from both west and east.
The name
The first element is the genitive of the name of the gorge Tjønnholet, the last element is the finite form of tind m 'mountain peak'. The name of the gorge is a compound of tjønn f 'tarn, small lake' and the finite form of hol n 'hole (hollow), gorge'. There are actually two gorges with the name Tjønnholet here: Nørdre Tjønnholet north of the peak - and Søre Tjønnholet south of the peak.
References
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