Sulitjelmaisen (In Sami
Sállajiegŋa) ' is one of the largest
glacierA glacier is a perennial mass of ice which moves over land. A glacier forms in locations where the mass accumulation of snow and ice exceeds ablation over many years...
s in mainland
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
. Part of the glacier is in
SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
, where it is referred to as Salajekna. When the whole glacier is considered (i.e. including the parts located in Norway), is the largest glacier in Sweden. The glacier's highest point is above sea level and its lowest point is . The glacier has retreated in recent years.
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Sulitjelmaisen (In Sami
Sállajiegŋa) ' is one of the largest
glacierA glacier is a perennial mass of ice which moves over land. A glacier forms in locations where the mass accumulation of snow and ice exceeds ablation over many years...
s in mainland
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
. Part of the glacier is in
SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
, where it is referred to as Salajekna. When the whole glacier is considered (i.e. including the parts located in Norway), is the largest glacier in Sweden. The glacier's highest point is above sea level and its lowest point is . The glacier has retreated in recent years.
Stockholm University operates an automatic weather station near the glacier front.