Langlitinden
Encyclopedia
Langlitinden is the highest mountain on the island of Andørja
and is also the highest mountain on any Norwegian island (except Beerenberg
, Jan Mayen
). It is located on the northeastern part of the island in the municipality of Ibestad
in Troms
county, Norway
, just to the south of the Mjøsund Bridge
. The mountain is 1276 m (4,186.4 ft) tall.
Andørja
Andørja is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. It is located in the northeastern part of the present-day municipality of Ibestad. The largest population area on Andørja island is the Å - Ånstad - Laupstad area with 205 residents ....
and is also the highest mountain on any Norwegian island (except Beerenberg
Beerenberg
Beerenberg is a stratovolcano which forms the northeastern end of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. It is the world's northernmost subaerial active volcano...
, Jan Mayen
Jan Mayen
Jan Mayen Island is a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean and part of the Kingdom of Norway. It is long and 373 km2 in area, partly covered by glaciers . It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by an isthmus wide...
). It is located on the northeastern part of the island in the municipality of Ibestad
Ibestad
Ibestad is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is part of the Hålogaland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hamnvik. Some of the larger villages in Ibestad include Sørvika, Å, and Laupstad....
in Troms
Troms
or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, just to the south of the Mjøsund Bridge
Mjøsund Bridge
Mjøsund Bridge is a cantilever bridge in Ibestad and Salangen municipalities in Troms county, Norway. It crosses the Mjøsundet between the mainland and the island of Andørja.The bridge is long. Mjøsund Bridge was opened in 1994. It cost ....
. The mountain is 1276 m (4,186.4 ft) tall.