
Ullsfjord and the Lyngen Alps at sunset, Troms, Norway

by Neale And Judith Clark
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Ullsfjord and the Lyngen Alps at sunset, Troms, Norway
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Neale And Judith Clark
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Looking across the frozen sea of Ullsfjord from Sjursnes, towards the Southern Lyngen Alps, at sunset, Troms, Norway, Europe
Ullsfjord is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The 716-square-kilometre (276 sq mi) municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in what is now the eastern part of Tromsø Municipality and the southwestern part of Lyngen Municipality. The municipality encompassed the area surrounding the Ullsfjorden between Tromsø and Lyngen
Sjursnes is a village in Tromsø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the Ullsfjorden, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of the city of Tromsø. The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Ullsfjord which existed from 1902 until 1964
The village is centered on agriculture and fishing.
The Lyngen Alps (Norwegian: Lyngsalpene) are a mountain range in northeastern Troms og Finnmark county in Norway, east of the city of Tromsø. The mountain range runs through the municipalities of Lyngen, Balsfjord, and Storfjord. The mountains follow the western shore of the Lyngen fjord in a north-south direction. The length of the range is at least 90 kilometres (56 mi) (depending on definition—there are mountains all the way south to the border with Sweden) and the width is 15–20 kilometres (9.3–12.4 mi). The mountains dominate the Lyngen Peninsula, which is bordered by the Lyngen fjord to the east, and the Ullsfjorden to the west
The mountains are of alpine character, popular among extreme skiers.[3] The highest summit is the 1,833-metre (6,014 ft) tall Jiekkevarre, the highest mountain in Troms og Finnmark county; Store Lenangstind is also a prominent mountain. There are several glaciers in the mountains. The Lyngen Alps are sufficiently high as to give rain shadow in the interior lowland areas east of the mountains
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January 27th, 2020
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