List Of Mountains In Norway By Height
There are 291 peaks in Norway with elevations over sea level of 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) or more and that have a topographic prominence of more than 10 meters. The following list includes those 186 that have a topographic prominence of 50 meters or more. The Topographic isolation refers to the shortest horizontal distance one would have to travel to find a higher summit.
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