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Blokktinden

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Blokktinden
Blokktind
Blokktinden seen from Halsa in Meløy
Highest point
Elevation1,032 m (3,386 ft)
Prominence674 m (2,211 ft)
Geography
Map of the location
Map of the location
Blokktinden
Location in Nordland
LocationRødøy, Nordland, Norway
Parent rangeSaltfjellet
Topo map1928 III Melfjorden

Blokktinden or Blokktind is a mountain in the municipality of Rødøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southern side of Tjongsfjorden, across from the village of Tjong. The summit has a good view of the Svartisen glacier and the coastal islands.[1]

Name

The first element is blokk which means "block" or "mountain that consists of one single rock". The last element is the finite form of tind which means "mountain peak".

References

  1. ^ "Blokktinden" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-02-01.