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Largest islands<br />

I-linnøya (Nord/and and Troms)<br />

Senja (Troms)<br />

Langøya (Nordland)<br />

Sørøya (Finnmark)<br />

Kvaøy (Troms)<br />

Ringvassøy (Troms)<br />

Hitra (Sør-Trøndelag)<br />

Seiland (Finnmark)<br />

Austvâgøy (Nordland)<br />

Andøya (Nordland)<br />

Spitsbergen (Svalbard)<br />

Nordaustlandet (Svalbard)<br />

Edgeøya (Sva/bard)<br />

Largest lakes1<br />

Mjøsa (Hedmark, Oppland, Akershus).<br />

Røssvatnet (Nord/and)<br />

Femunden (Hedmark, Sør-Trønde/ag)<br />

Randsfjorden (Oppland)<br />

Tyrifjorden (Buskerud)<br />

Snàsavatnet (Nord-Trøndelag)<br />

Tun nsjøen (Nord-Trendelag)<br />

øyeren (Akershus, østfo/d)<br />

Limingen (Nord-Trønde/ag)<br />

Nisser (Telemark)<br />

Blâsjø2 (Aust-Agder, Rogaland)<br />

Largest glaciers<br />

km2<br />

Jostedaisbreen (Sogn og Fjordane) 487<br />

Vestre Svartisen (NordlancO 221<br />

Sendre Folgefonni (Hordaland) 185<br />

østre Svartisen (Nordland) 148<br />

Blámannsisen (Nordland) 87<br />

Hardangerjøkulen (Horda/and) 73<br />

Austfonna mcl. Vegafonna (Nordausti., Svalb.) 8 492<br />

Olav V Land (Spitsbergen, Svalbard) *4 150<br />

Other geographical information<br />

Longest fjords<br />

Sog nefjorden (So/und - Skjo/den)<br />

Hardangerfjorden (Bømlo - Odda)<br />

Trondheimsfjorden (Agdenes - Steinkjer)<br />

Porsangerfjorden (5vrhoItkIubben - Brenneiv)<br />

Storfjorden (Hareidlandet - Geiranger).<br />

Nordfjord (Husevâgøy - Loen)<br />

Oslofjorden (Frder - Os/o)<br />

Wijdefjorden (Spitsbergen, Sva/bard)<br />

Isfjorden (Spitsbergen, Sva/bard)<br />

km2<br />

2 198<br />

1 590<br />

860<br />

816<br />

737<br />

656<br />

565<br />

559<br />

527<br />

490<br />

37 814<br />

14467<br />

5 073<br />

km2<br />

362<br />

210<br />

204<br />

136<br />

133<br />

118<br />

108<br />

92<br />

90<br />

80<br />

80<br />

km<br />

204<br />

179<br />

126<br />

123<br />

110<br />

106<br />

100<br />

105<br />

100<br />

Longest rivers<br />

km<br />

Glomma 600<br />

Pasvikelva 360<br />

Numedalslägen 352<br />

GudbrandsdalslâgenNorma 351<br />

km<br />

Tana 348<br />

Drammensvassdraget 301<br />

Skiensvassdraget 251<br />

Otra 245<br />

Trysilelva3 233<br />

Afta 229<br />

Namsen 228<br />

HallingdalselvalSnarumselva 220<br />

Arendalsvassdraget 209<br />

Highest waterfalls<br />

m<br />

Total fall:<br />

Kjelsfossen (Aurland) 840<br />

Sendre Mardaisfoss (Nesset) 705<br />

Mongefossen (Rauma) 700<br />

Vedaisfossen (Eidfjord) 650<br />

Opo (U//ensvang) 650<br />

Approximate vertical fall:<br />

Tyssestrengene (Odda) 300<br />

Ringedalsfossen (Odda) 300<br />

Skykkjedalsfossen (Eidfjord) 300<br />

Vettifossen (Ardal) 275<br />

Austerkrokfossen (Sørfo/d) 256<br />

Søndre Mardalsfoss (Nesset) 250<br />

Highest mountains<br />

m<br />

Galdhøpiggen (Lom) 2 469<br />

Glittertinden4 (Lom) 2 464<br />

Store Skagastølstind (Luster, Arda!) 2 403<br />

Styggedaistind (Luster) 2 387<br />

Skarstind (Lom) 2 373<br />

Some well-known mountains<br />

Cohkará (Porsanger)<br />

Fannarâki (Luster)<br />

Gausta (Tinn)<br />

Hallingskarvet (Ho/,U/vik)<br />

Hegevarde (F/â, Krødsherad, Sigdal)<br />

Hârteigen (U/lensvang)<br />

Jiekkevárri (Lyngen, Tromsø)<br />

Njunis (Mi/se/y)<br />

Oksskolten (Hemnes)<br />

Rendalssøln (Renda/en)<br />

Romsdalshorn (Rauma)<br />

Rondslottet (Dovre, Fo//dal)<br />

Skogshorn (Hemseda/)<br />

Snehetta (Dovre)<br />

Storsteinsfjellet (Narvik)<br />

Storsylen (Tydal)<br />

Suliskongen (Fauske)<br />

Store Trolltind (Rauma)<br />

Beerenberg (Jan Mayen)<br />

Newtontoppen (Spitsbergen, Sva/bard).<br />

Perriertoppen (Spitsbergen, Sva/bard).<br />

m<br />

1139<br />

2 068<br />

1 881<br />

1 930<br />

1 459<br />

1 690<br />

1 833<br />

1 717<br />

1 916<br />

1 755<br />

1 550<br />

2 178<br />

1 728<br />

2 286<br />

1 893<br />

1 768<br />

1 907<br />

1 788<br />

2 277<br />

1 713<br />

1 712<br />

1Areas for regIated lakes are referring to highest regulated water level. 2Artificial lake. Reservoir for the Ulla-Frre hydroelectric<br />

power plants. Also 520 km in Sweden (Klarälven - Geta älv), making it the longest river in the Nordic countries. Including glacier<br />

at summit.<br />

20 Statistical <strong>Yearbook</strong> of <strong>Norway</strong> <strong>2003</strong>

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