Sorbmegáisá

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The Sorbmegáisá ( Sami for the dangerous mountain ) is a 1288 meter high mountain in the northern Norwegian municipality of Nordreisa . It lies in the triangle between Storslett in Nordreisa and Djupvik and Olderdalen in the municipality of Kåfjord .

In an avalanche accident on March 19, 2012, four Swiss and one French were killed on Sorbmegáisá.

Individual evidence

  1. Petter Løken: Fant skredofre fem og seks meter under snøen ( Norwegian ) In: Dagbladet.no . March 19, 2012. Accessed on March 19, 2012: "Ifølge avisa er Sorbmegaisa et samisk navn og betyr" Det livsfarlige fjellet ""
  2. Four Swiss die on the fatal mountain . In: Tages-Anzeiger . March 19, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012.

Coordinates: 69 ° 44 '  N , 20 ° 37'  E