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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A peak, 2,465 m (8,087 ft) high, of the Jotunheimen range in south-central Norway. It was formerly the highest elevation in Scandinavia, but due to the melting of the glacier on its summit, it is now lower than Galdhøpiggen.
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Elevation extremes: lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m highest point: Glittertinden 2,472 m
The 1999 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Terrain: glaciated; mostly high plateaus and rugged mountains broken by fertile valleys; small, scattered plains; coastline deeply indented by fjords; arctic tundra in north lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m highest point: Glittertinden 2,472 m
The 1996 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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