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Storsteinsfjell is an alpine area with sharp peaks and ridges, a western continuation of the Kebnekaise mountains in Sweden if you will. The highest peak is Storsteinsfjell (1893 m) and the largest glacier is Storsteinsfjellbreen.
# | Name | Type | Area (km2) | Length (km) | Lowest point (m) | Highest point (m) | Height difference (m) |
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1. | Sildvikbreen | Cirque glacier | 1.47 | 1.9 | 975 | 1475 | 500 |
2. | Blåisen | Valley glacier | 2.23 | 2.2 | 875 | 1405 | 530 |
3. | Passejekna | Valley glacier | 3.29 | 2.4 | 935 | 1600 | 665 |
4. | Kapperjekna | Ice cap | 1.65 | 1.1 | 1020 | 1545 | 525 |
5. | Ristajekna | Valley glacier | 1.91 | 2.3 | 1190 | 1685 | 495 |
6. | Taskojekna | Ice cap | 1.58 | 0.8 | 1100 | 1405 | 305 |
7. | Ållajekna | Cirque glacier | 1.64 | 1.8 | 1125 | 1450 | 325 |
8. | Pädnajekna | Ice cap | 1.38 | 1.5 | 1150 | 1420 | 270 |
9. | Rienatjekna | Glacier complex | 2.47 | 2.3 | 950 | 1560 | 610 |
9a. | of which Nuortap Rienatjekna | Valley glacier | 1.86 | 2.4 | 950 | 1560 | 610 |
9b. | of which Årjep Rienatjekna | Cirque glacier | 0.61 | 1.3 | 1070 | 1445 | 375 |
10. | Kuinarjekna | Glacier complex | 2.02 | 2.6 | 1030 | 1675 | 645 |
10a. | of which Nuortap Kuinarjekna | Cirque glacier | 1.20 | 1.6 | 1030 | 1675 | 645 |
10b. | of which Årjep Kuinarjekna | Cirque glacier | 0.82 | 1.9 | 1135 | 1675 | 540 |
11. | Sälkajekna | Glacier complex | 6.83 | 5.8 | 1085 | 1655 | 570 |
11a. | of which Nuortap Sälkajekna | Ice cap | 0.64 | 1.3 | 1160 | 1600 | 440 |
11b. | of which Alep Sälkajekna | Cirque glacier | 2.06 | 1.9 | 1090 | 1620 | 530 |
11c. | of which Kaska Sälkajekna | Cirque glacier | 1.34 | 1.6 | 1085 | 1645 | 560 |
11d. | of which Lulep Sälkajekna | Valley glacier | 2.79 | 2.4 | 1110 | 1655 | 545 |
12. | Storsteinsfjellbreen | Cirque glacier | 12.12 | 5.5 | 960 | 1840 | 880 |
12a. | of which Nordre Storsteinsfjellbreen | Valley glacier | 2.62 | 3.1 | 1120 | 1800 | 680 |
12b. | of which Austre Storsteinsfjellbreen | Glacier complex | 2.81 | 2.1 | 1090 | 1490 | 400 |
12c. | of which Søre Storsteinsfjellbreen | Ice cap | 6.69 | 5.3 | 960 | 1840 | 880 |
13. | Måskojekna | Valley glacier | 1.32 | 1.8 | 1100 | 1530 | 430 |
14. | Njuorjojekna | Ice cap | 1.97 | 1.5 | 1140 | 1500 | 360 |
15. | Unnariepasjekna | Glacier complex | 4.97 | 3.6 | 1210 | 1640 | 430 |
15a. | of which Alep Unnariepasjekna | Ice cap | 1.75 | 2.4 | 1240 | 1550 | 310 |
15b. | of which Lulep Unnariepasjekna | Ice cap | 3.22 | 2.5 | 1210 | 1640 | 430 |
16. | Tjanjajekna | Ice cap | 1.04 | 1.6 | 1215 | 1575 | 360 |
17. | Riukojekna | Ice cap | 1.61+ | 1.9 | 1115 | 1450 | 335 |
Total | 49.50 |
Plus sign after area value means that the glacier is larger, and that part of it lies in Sweden. The number indicates the area on Norwegian territory.
Sildvikbreen (1.47 km2) is a fairly large cirque glacier on Ruoidnatjårro in northern Storstein mountains.
Blåisen (2.23 km2) is a mid-sized valley glacier south of Sildvikvatnet in northern Storstein mountains. During a few years in the 1960s mass balance measurements was performed here by NVE. The glacier is also called Päjojekna in Lappish.
Passejekna (3.29 km2) is a complex and rather steep valley glacier in northern Storstein mountains. Until quite recently it calved in lake Passejaure.
Kapperjekna (1.65 km2) is an ice cap on Sälkatjåkka in the central Storstein mountains.
Ristajekna (1.91 km2), a small valley glacier, lies at the north side of Ristatjåkka north of Sälkajaure.
Taskojekna (1.58 km2) is a narrow and elongate ice cap on the east side of Taskorieppe.
Ållajekna (1.64 km2), a pretty large cirque glacier in a fairly shallow depression, lies east of Ållatjåkka in the easternmost Storstein mountains.
Pädnajekna (1.38 km2) is an ice cap south of Valfovagge in the eastern Storstein mountains.
Rienatjekna (2.47 km2) is a small glacier complex in the central Storstein mountains.
Nuortap Rienatjekna (1.86 km2) is the larger, northern part of Rienatjekna. There are some crevasse zones in the upper parts of the glacier.
Årjep Rienatjekna (0.61 km2) is a small cirque glacier, which is a part of Rienatjekna.
Kuinarjekna (2.02 km2), a steep and heavily crevassed glacier complex, lies on the east side of Kuinartjåkka.
Nuortap Kuinarjekna (1.20 km2) is a steep cirque glacier, which creates a regenerated glacier below a precipice. The glacier is a part of Kuinarjekna.
Årjep Kuinarjekna (0.82 km2), a part of Kuinarjekna, is a heavily crevassed cirque glacier with a 500 m wide and 200 m high icefall in the lower parts.
Sälkajekna (6.83 km2) is a fairly large glacier complex on the north side of the Storstein massif. There is a kind of shelf in the mountain wall where a row of glaciers lie beside each other.
Nuortap Sälkajekna (0.64 km2), the northwesternmost part of Sälkajekna, is a small ice cap.
Alep Sälkajekna (2.06 km2) is a mid-sized cirque glacier and a part of Sälkajekna. This glacier earlier reached almost down into Sälkajaure.
Kaska Sälkajekna (1.34 km2) is a cirque glacier in Sälkajekna. Its southern part is rather steep.
Lulep Sälkajekna (2.79 km2) is a small valley glacier in the eastern part of Sälkajekna. This one also stretched almost out into the lake at the previous turn of the century.
Storsteinsfjellbreen (12.12 km2) is the largest continuos icefield in the Storstein mountains. it consists of three parts, of which Søre Storsteinsfjellbreen is the largest.
Nordre Storsteinsfjellbreen (2.62 km2) is a rather steep valley glacier in Storsteinsfjellbreen. It starts up beneath the sharp peaks of Storsteinfjell and glides down northwards towards Sälkajaure, which it almost reached in earlier times.
Austre Storsteinsfjellbreen (2.81 km2) is the easternmost part of Storsteinsfjellbreen, and is of ice cap type.
Søre Storsteinsfjellbreen (6.69 km2), the largest part of Storsteinsfjellbreen, is a quite large valley glacier flowing down towards SE in a shallow arc. It has mostly gentle slope, except in the upper parts. During two periods, in the 1960s and the early 1990s mass balance measurements were performed here by NVE. During the Little Ice Age the glacier reached some 1.2 km farther out than now. From the end of the road in Norddalen you can get up to the snout in half an hour.
Måskojekna (1.32 km2), is a small valley glacier in the southwestern part of the Storsteinsfjell massif.
Njuorjojekna (1.97 km2), a small valley glacier, lies south of Ippotjåkka in the southern Storstein mountains.
Unnariepasjekna (4.97 km2) is an ice cap in the southern Storstein mountains.
Alep Unnariepasjekna (1.75 km2) is the western part of Unnariepasjekna, and is an orthodox ice cap.
Lulep Unnariepasjekna (3.22 km2), a transition type between cirque glacier and ice cap, is the larger southern part of Unnariepasjekna.
Tjanjajekna (1.04 km2), is a small ice cap NW of Riukojekna in southern Storstein mountains. NVE has during a few years performed mass balance measurements on this glacier.
Riukojekna (1.61+ km2) is an ice cap on the border between Norway and Sweden, which country the largest part of the glacier lies in. Counting the Swedish part the area is 6.10 km2.
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![]() Top of document |
![]() The larger glaciers of Bardu |
![]() The larger glaciers of the Narvik mountains |
![]() The larger glaciers of Tysfjord |
![]() Site map |
![]() Email the author |
![]() Copyleft information |
![]() Detta dokument på svenska |
Last updated: March 17, 2001 | Unless otherwise specified; text, tables, photographs, maps and other graphics © 1999-2001 Gunnar Ljungstrand | |||||||
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