1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
SULITELMA, a mountain on the frontier between Norway and Sweden, forming a salient (6158 ft.) of the Kjol or " keel " of the Scandinavian peninsula. The mass, composed of three peaks, is situated in 67° 10' N., and covered with a snow-field from which many glaciers descend. In these rise feeders of the Swedish rivers Lilla Lule and Pite, flowing south-east. Westward, the foothills descend upon the Skjerstad Fjord, above which are two lakes, Nedre and Ovre Vand. From Sjonstaa steamers on the Langvand and a light rai…
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- Vol. 26, pp. 54-54