Zone:Kebnekaise
Kebnekaise | |
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Picture taken by Anniña | |
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Location | Kiruna, Norrbotten, Sweden |
Surface | Snow |
Created | 2014-02-20 11:12:58 |
Kebnekaise at Turfgame.com |
Kebnekaise is a turfzone in the municipality of Kiruna in the region of Norrbotten in Sweden. The zone is located in the historical province of Lapland and is counted as a summit zone.
Placement
This zone is placed on the south summit of Sweden's highest mountain Kebnekaise.
Kebnekaise
Kebnekaise (from Sami Giebmegáisi or Giebnegáisi, "Cauldron Crest") is the highest mountain in Sweden. The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the Scandinavian mountain range, has two main peaks. The glaciated southern peak used to be the highest at 2,120 metres (6,960 ft) above sea level, but has shrunk by 24 meters during the last 50 years, making the northern icefree peak at 2,096.8 metres (6,879 ft) the highest. Kebnekaise lies in Swedish Lapland, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of the Arctic Circle and west of Kiruna near the Kungsleden hiking trail between Abisko and Hemavan.
Nearby zones
- KebNordtoppen (to the northeast)
- NyaTopstugan (to the southwest)