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| Kebnekaise (Swedish) Giebmegáisi (Northern Sami) | |
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 Eastern slopes of Kebnekaise as seen from the Tarfala Valley | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,097 m (6,880 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,738 m (5,702 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Country high point Ultra |
| Coordinates | 67°54′16″N 18°31′42″E / 67.90444°N 18.52833°E |
| Geography | |
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| Parent range | Scandinavian Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 22 August 1883 by Charles Rabot |
| Easiest route | rock/ice walk; most popular route includes simple scrambling |
Kebnekaise (Swedish pronunciation: [kɛbnɛˈkâjsɛ];[3] from Sami Giebmegáisi or Giebnegáisi, "Cauldron Crest") is the highest mountain in Sweden. The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the Scandinavian mountain range, has two main peaks. The glaciated southern peak used to be the highest at 2,120 metres (6,960 ft) above sea level, but has shrunk by 24 meters during the last 50 years,[4] making the northern icefree peak at 2,096.8 metres (6,879 ft) the highest. Kebnekaise lies in Swedish Lapland, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of the Arctic Circle and west of Kiruna near the Kungsleden hiking trail between Abisko and Hemavan.
- ^ Tarfala Research Station. "Kebnekaise Southern Summit Elevation". hdl:11676.1/2jVbFrAZisV44hwgrbSLzY6Z.
- ^ "Mountains I have climbed and remember". uib.no.
- ^ "Word: Kebnekaise: Pronunciation in Swedish". Forvo: All the words of the world. Pronounced. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ Tarfala Research Station. "Kebnekaise Southern Summit Elevation". hdl:11676.1/2jVbFrAZisV44hwgrbSLzY6Z.