Lyngen

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Geographical data
County: Troms Inhabitants: 3200 Area: 810 km² Larger settlements: Furuflaten, Lyngseidet Highest mountain: Store Lenangstind 1596 m Larger lakes: Jægervatnet (7,16 km²) Neighboring municipalities: Kåfjord, Nordreisa, Skjervøy, Storfjord, Tromsø
Sights
Mountains of Lyngenalpene Church Lyngen in Lyngseidet (1775) Stud in Lyngseidet Footpath from Rørnes to Forneset along the south coast of the Kjosen Lyngenalpene Not only the scenery of Lyngenalpene from the west bank of the Storfjord and the east bank of the Lyngenfjord is wonderful, but the mountains of the Lyngen Alpene too. A lot of the mountain tops have an height of more than 1300 m and have larger glaciers around the top. This is the reason that the mountains belongs to the polar climate zone. In Norway this climate type will be found only in the northern Finnmark and at Lyngen Alpene. The Lyngen Alpene is good for experienced mountaineers.
Links
Lyngen Turistinformasjon	Lyngen tourist information
Lenangen	Lyngen: Informations about Lenangen in northwest of the Lyngen peninsula

     

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