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By the name Saltfjellet I here mean both Saltfjellet proper east of Svartisen, and areas to the north and south of the huge double ice cap. The highest peak within the area is Ørfjellet (1752 m) in the far east. Gråtådalen in the northern Saltfjellet area has a maritime climate with high precipitation, while the eastern part away towards the Swedish border is fairly continental. This causes the glaciers in the western part to be much more extensive than in the east, despite the mountains being higher in the east.
# | Name | Type | Area (km2) | Length (km) | Lowest point (m) | Highest point (m) | Height difference (m) |
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1. | Småtindisen | Ice cap | 3.40 | 1.6 | 665 | 1310 | 645 |
2. | Høgtindbreen | Ice cap | 2.27 | 1.3 | 790 | 1315 | 525 |
3. | Fjøsdalsbreen | Glacier complex | 5.11 | 3.8 | 720 | 1260 | 540 |
3a. | of which Staupåbreen | Ice cap | 2.01 | 1.6 | 960 | 1260 | 300 |
3b. | of which Vestre Fjøsdalsbreen | Ice cap | 2.23 | 1.5 | 720 | 1230 | 510 |
3c. | of which Austre Fjøsdalsbreen | Ice cap | 0.87 | 1.2 | 775 | 1170 | 395 |
4. | Gråtåtindfonna | Ice cap | 3.61 | 1.6 | 845 | 1340 | 495 |
5. | Habresfonna | Glacier complex | 10.69 | 6.7 | 760 | 1340 | 580 |
5a. | of which Nordre Govddesbreen | Cirque glacier | 1.07 | 1.1 | 760 | 1290 | 530 |
5b. | of which Søre Govddesbreen | Cirque glacier | 0.81 | 1.2 | 830 | 1340 | 510 |
5c. | of which Habresbreen | Ice cap | 5.80 | 2.5 | 895 | 1350 | 455 |
5d. | of which Govddesfonna | Ice cap | 0.96 | 0.9 | 950 | 1250 | 300 |
5e. | of which Rønnåfonna | Ice cap | 1.03 | 0.8 | 830 | 1145 | 315 |
5f. | of which Austfjellfonna | Ice cap | 1.02 | 0.7 | 875 | 1140 | 265 |
6. | Simlebreen | Glacier complex | 24.58 | 9.3 | 690 | 1320 | 630 |
6a. | of which Simlefonna | Ice cap | 2.44 | 1.6 | 690 | 1240 | 550 |
6b. | of which Jervåfonna | Ice cap | 2.55 | 2.2 | 750 | 1320 | 570 |
6c. | of which Skjellåfonna | Valley glacier | 3.82 | 3.7 | 770 | 1290 | 520 |
6d. | of which Hengfonna | Ice cap | 4.34 | 3.7 | 785 | 1200 | 415 |
6e. | of which Leirbreen | Ice cap | 4.70 | 3.4 | 870 | 1190 | 320 |
6f. | of which Reinkalvfonna | Ice cap | 3.26 | 3.6 | 820 | 1250 | 430 |
6g. | of which Tverrådalsfonna | Cirque glacier | 1.94 | 1.0 | 850 | 1175 | 325 |
6h. | of which Simletindbreen | Ice cap | 1.53 | 1.5 | 940 | 1305 | 365 |
7. | Vegdalsisen | Ice cap | 2.47 | 1.6 | 885 | 1225 | 340 |
8. | Glomvassbreen | Glacier complex | 5.04 | 5.3 | 890 | 1300 | 410 |
8a. | of which Vestre Skavdalsbreen | Ice cap | 1.69 | 1.4 | 910 | 1290 | 380 |
8b. | of which Austre Skavdalsbreen | Ice cap | 2.30 | 1.7 | 890 | 1270 | 380 |
8c. | of which Glomdalsbreen | Ice cap | 1.05 | 1.3 | 960 | 1300 | 340 |
9. | Hengfjellbreen | Ice cap | 2.29 | 1.6 | 1150 | 1340 | 190 |
10. | Bogfjellbreen | Ice cap | 3.05 | 1.7 | 950 | 1330 | 380 |
11. | Stormfjellbreen | Glacier complex | 1.98 | 3.3 | 820 | 1480 | 660 |
11a. | of which Nordre Stormfjellbreen | Cirque glacier | 0.87 | 1.2 | 820 | 1480 | 660 |
11a. | of which Søre Stormfjellbreen | Cirque glacier | 1.11 | 1.5 | 935 | 1425 | 490 |
12. | Steinfjellbreen | Ice cap | 2.65 | 2.3 | 1060 | 1310 | 250 |
13. | Bredekbreen | Ice cap | 1.20 | 1.1 | 1130 | 1320 | 190 |
14. | Svartisfjellbreen | Ice cap | 3.02 | 2.4 | 970 | 1300 | 330 |
15. | Ørtfjellbreen | Glacier complex | 2.81 | 3.6 | 770 | 1360 | 590 |
15a. | of which Tverråfjellbreen | Ice cap | 1.45 | 1.4 | 890 | 1360 | 470 |
15b. | of which Bergslåttbreen | Ice cap | 1.36 | 1.9 | 770 | 1330 | 560 |
Total | 74.17 |
Map over the glaciers in Beiarn. (89 kB)
Småtindisen (3.40 km2) is an elongate sloping ice cap at the east side of Småtindan in the northernmost Saltfjellet area.
Høgtindbreen (2.27 km2), an ice cap, lies at the east side of Høgtinden (1403 m) in the northern Saltfjellet area.
Fjøsdalsbreen (5.11 km2) is a small ice cap complex in the northern Saltfjellet area.
Staupåbreen (2.01 km2) is the western part of Fjøsdalsbreen.
Vestre Fjøsdalsbreen (2.23 km2) is an ice cap in the northern part of Fjøsdalsbreen.
Austre Fjøsdalsbreen (0.87 km2) is the easternmost patch of Fjøsdalsbreen.
Gråtåtindfonna (3.61 km2) is an ice cap in northern Saltfjellet.
Habresfonna (10.69 km2), a fairly large glacier complex, lies north of Gråtådalen in the northern Saltfjellet area.
Nordre Govddesbreen (1.07 km2) is a small cirque glacier in western Habresfonna.
Søre Govddesbreen (0.81 km2), a small cirque glacier, lies in western Habresfonna.
Habresbreen (5.80 km2) is the largest part of Habresfonna. It glides down northwards, towards Søre Govddesdalen.
Govddesfonna (0.96 km2) is a patch of northern Habresfonna.
Rønnåfonna (1.03 km2) is a small ice cap in easternmost Habresfonna.
Austfjellfonna (1.02 km2), a small ice cap, lies in southeasternmost Habresfonna.
Simlebreen (24.58 km2), a large irregular ice cap, lies to the west of Gråtådalen in the northern Saltfjellet area. The highest peak on the glacier, which in Lappish is known as Vatjanjåkkjiekki, Simletinden, reaches only 1329 m.
Simlefonna (2.44 km2), the easternmost part of Simlebreen, is a steep glacier at the end of Vakkanjåkkdalen.
Jervåfonna (2.55 km2) is an outlet of northern Simlebreen, which drains towards Gråtådalen. During the Little Ice Age the tongue reached down in the forest.
Skjellåfonna (3.82 km2) is a valley glacier in eastern Simlebreen. Its snout reached far down in the birch forest during the Little Ice Age.
Hengfonna (4.34 km2) is a pretty large outlet in southern Simlebreen. During the Little Ice Age its tongue stretched down through the forest all the way down to the bottom of Gråtådalen; to below 400 m asl.
Leirbreen (4.70 km2) is the southernmost, and largest outlet of Simlebreen.
Reinkalvfonna (3.26 km2) is an outlet of Simlebreen which drains to the west, towards Arstadvatnet.
Tverrådalsfonna (1.94 km2) is a cirque glacier in western Simlebreen.
Simletindbreen (1.53 km2) is the part of Simlebreen which glides down towards Habresdalen.
Vegdalsisen (2.47 km2) is a small ice cap on Vegdalsfjellet.
Glomvassbreen (5.04 km2) is a small glacier complex on Glomvassfjellet in the northern Saltfjellet area.
Vestre Skavdalsbreen (1.69 km2) is the part of Glomvassbreen that flows down towards north.
Austre Skavdalsbreen (2.30 km2) is the eastern part of Glomvassbreen.
Glomdalsbreen (1.05 km2), a small patch of Glomvassbreen, drains towards the south.
Hengfjellbreen (2.29 km2) is an ice cap in the central Saltfjellet area.
Bogfjellbreen (3.05 km2), an ice cap, lies in the central Saltfjellet mountains.
Stormfjellbreen (1.98 km2) is a small glacier complex in the central Saltfjellet area.
Nordre Stormfjellbreen (0.87 km2), the northern part of Stormfjellbreen, is a steep cirque glacier with a regenerated glacier beneath an icefall.
Søre Stormfjellbreen (1.11 km2) is a pretty steep cirque glacier in the southern part of Stormfjellbreen.
Steinfjellbreen (2.65 km2), a small ice cap, lies in the southern Saltfjellet mountains.
Bredekbreen (1.20 km2) is a little ice cap in the southern Saltfjellet area.
Svartisfjellbreen (3.02 km2) is a small ice cap on the south side of Svartisfjellet in the southern Saltfjellet area.
Ørtfjellbreen (2.81 km2) is a small glacier complex in the southern Saltfjellet mountains.
Tverråfjellbreen (1.45 km2) is the western part of Ørtfjellbreen.
Bergslåttbreen (1.36 km2), the eastern part of Ørtfjellbreen, is an ice cap, from which ice masses fall down on a regenerated glacier at the bottom of the valley.
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