KEBNEKAISE

Aug. 4, 2018

Southern peak in the Kebnekaise mountain of Sweden lost its title of Sweden’s Tallest Peak to the northern peak in the same mountain due to rising temperature.

About:

  • Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden.

  • It lies about 150 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle.

  • It is a part of the Scandes, a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula.

  • Kebnekaise mountain has two main peaks – Southern Peak and Northern Peak.

  • Because of an unusual period of long heatwaves and wildfires, enough of the glacier on the southern peak has melted due to which northern peak is now the highest.

  • This event is also symbolic of climate change.

Source: Indian Express (Page 16), the article was originally published in New York Times and reproduced by Indian Express.