Kebnekaise

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Kebnekaise (kĕb`nəkī'sə) [Lappish,=kettle top], mountain peak, 6,965 ft (2,123 m) high, Norrbotten prov., N Sweden; highest in Sweden. There are 16 small glaciers on the slopes.

Kebnekaise

a mountain summit in the northern part of the Scandinavian mountains; it is the highest mountain in Sweden. Altitude, 2,123 m. Kebnekaise is composed of gabbro and quartz syenites. There are a few isolated glaciers. The University of Stockholm research station on mountain problems (studies of the material and radiation balance of glaciers) is situated there. Kebnekaise attracts tourists.

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No references found			Area: 449,964 sq km(173,731 sq miles or 111,197,421 acres) * Forest: 54% * Mountains: 16% * Lakes and rivers: 9% * Cultivated land: 8% * Highest mountain: Kebnekaise, 2,111 m (6,926 ft. Introduction by Olesiny, Elisabet / Sweden Adventure Guide At 2,117 m (6,945 feet), it is the highest mountain in Sweden and on a clear day, from the top you can see some 10% of the entire country, as well as six impressive mountain tops over 2,000 m (6,500 feet) * Where to Stay Kebnekaise Fjallstation, [telephone] 0980-550-00, fax 0980-550-48, www. The Inland North--more spaces than places by Olesiny, Elisabet / Sweden Adventure Guide			Kearney Kearney County Kearney, Denis Kearns Kearny Kearny County Kearny, Lawrence Kearny, Philip Kearny, Stephen Watts Kearsarge Keating Keating, Paul Keaton Keaton, Buster Keaton, Diane Keats Keats, Ezra Jack Keats, John Keaw Yed Wakes Festival Kebaya Kebin, Ivan Kebin, Ivan Gustavovich keblah Keble Keble, John Kebnekaise Kecal Kechua Keck, David D. Keckley, Elizabeth Kecskemet Kecskemét Keda Kedabek Kedah Kedainiai Kédainiai Kedainis, Juozas Justino Kédainis, Juozas Justino Kedar Kedemah Kedesh kedge kedge anchor Kediri Kedra, Mitrei Kedrin, Dmitrii Kedrin, Dmitrii Borisovich Kedron Kedrov, Bonifatii Kedrov, Bonifatii Mikhailovich			Keaw Yed Wakes Festival Keb Keb Keb kebab Kebabs Kebap Kebaya KEBB kebbing KEBC KEBD Kebeiroi Kebekia Esperantista Junulara Organizo Kebena Nationality Democratic Organization Kebet KEBH KEBI Kebijakan Umum APBD Kebijakan Umum Bidang Energi Kebin, Ivan Kebin, Ivan Gustavovich Keblah Keblah Keble Keble Keble Johnston Pty Ltd. Keble, John Keble, John Kebnekaise kebob KEBP KEBPI KEBS Kebto Kebun Raya Bogor Kebutuhan Hidup Layak KEC KECA Kecal Kecap Kecap asin KECC Kecelakaan Lalu Lintas Kech Kechries Kechua Kechua Kechua language Kechua language Kechuan Kechuas Kechuas KECI Kecil Menanam Dewasa Memanen Keck Keck (disambiguation)

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