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navigate by keyword : mountain snow alps winter plateau ridge fell glacier summit moraine ice arctic cirque wilderness piste fjord scandinavian mountains scandes range that runs through peninsula are often erroneously thought equivalent caledonides ancient orogen covering roughly same area western sides drop precipitously into north sea norwegian forming fjords norway whereas northeast gradually curve towards finland form border between sweden reaching metres high circle just touches northwesternmost but scarcely more than hills their northernmost extension cape nordkapp

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Autumn colors in the central Dobrogea Plateau in early autumn Royalty Free Stock Photo

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The Scandinavian Mountains or the Scandes is a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula. The Scandinavian Mountains are often erroneously thought to be equivalent to the Scandinavian Caledonides an ancient mountain range and orogen covering roughly the same area. The western sides of the mountains drop precipitously into the North Sea and Norwegian Sea forming the fjords of Norway whereas to the northeast they gradually curve towards Finland. To the north they form the border between Norway and Sweden reaching 2 000 metres (6 600 ft) high at the Arctic Circle. The mountain range just touches northwesternmost Finland but are scarcely more than hills at their northernmost extension at the North Cape (Nordkapp).