Okstindbreen
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Okstindbreen is the eighth largest glacier
in mainland Norway
, and lies in the mountain range Okstindan
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Its highest point is 1740 m (5,709 ft) above sea level and its lowest point is 750 m (2,461 ft) above sea level.
At the eastern edge of the glacier lies the mountain Oksskolten
, the highest point in Nordland
.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
in mainland 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...
, and lies in the mountain range Okstindan
Okstindan
Okstindan is a mountain range which lies in inner Helgeland, Hemnes municipality, Nordland. In the range are, among others, Oksskolten, which is the highest mountain in North Norway. Other mountains in the range are Okstinden, Okshornet, Vesttinden and Bessedørtinden...
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Its highest point is 1740 m (5,709 ft) above sea level and its lowest point is 750 m (2,461 ft) above sea level.
At the eastern edge of the glacier lies the mountain Oksskolten
Oksskolten
Oksskolten is a mountain in Hemnes, Nordland, Norway. It is the highest point in Nordland, the highest in Nord-Norge, and has Norway's eight largest primary factor...
, the highest point in Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
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