Coordinates are latitude, longitude in decimal degrees (WGS 84).

  1. 66.84203871663892, 13.466422796249379
  2. 66.82196855625862, 13.342540667064714
  3. 66.834618597626, 13.400138871943161
  4. 66.82292909488751, 13.408750759164384
  5. 66.84212417868741, 13.466849178023427
  6. 66.82336085186984, 13.409240366188588
  7. 66.81885957710519, 13.41523377719108
  8. 66.84543193978449, 13.43374064715268
  9. 66.82197556271967, 13.41426900536669
  10. 66.83213120269993, 13.402805924415793
  11. 66.8237327720224, 13.348837703514791
  12. 66.81686372598224, 13.408739449655256
  13. 66.82035450965996, 13.337205561673207
  14. 66.82334852577858, 13.399817949091947
  15. 66.86842887616216, 13.705041552436548
  16. 66.86829323801891, 13.704666254012968
  17. 66.87186309896069, 13.707670508178849
  18. 66.79554081603636, 13.441868220849939
  19. 66.69517715616958, 13.766727447509767
  20. 66.69835888994209, 13.650712991391982
  21. 66.69722555196292, 13.691402503647936
  22. 66.92060958000577, 13.622497606661387
  23. 66.92195163091468, 13.623225536839922
  24. 66.69928483074024, 13.71148467063904
  25. 66.70306499675577, 13.733612895011904
  26. 66.69416749104799, 13.829732537269594
  27. 66.7100016791059, 13.709027767181398
  28. 66.70727897879685, 13.721001148223879
  29. 66.70505322785425, 13.727545738220217
  30. 66.70071145783837, 13.757500648498537
  31. 66.940404, 13.572814
  32. 66.9355638762474, 13.540446958370929
  33. 66.9203206108779, 13.622241438128002
  34. 66.80245486003179, 13.188067656104945
  35. 66.80104542157818, 13.224647055206477
  36. 66.80386095457119, 13.21351016966922
  37. 66.7892180091329, 13.124924504383895
  38. 66.79970207553208, 13.22310697599356
  39. 66.79743548653676, 13.215399720417128
  40. 66.934346, 13.522963
  41. 66.82255511468135, 13.407071051434277
  42. 66.82439472581102, 13.406276136936931
  43. 66.82347156809355, 13.406767081261046
  44. 66.933168, 13.518097
  45. 66.81562032501284, 13.937263516271141
  46. 66.81240025010652, 13.965651129342485
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  48. 66.81718526943135, 13.941054431292477
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  50. 66.81394025437443, 13.966155938595882
  51. 66.81086233910341, 13.88632297735874
  52. 66.81106413260048, 13.883712963299422
  53. 66.82267133224768, 13.40682216833223
  54. 66.77774619217725, 13.450493854444563
  55. 66.79419376100297, 14.008305851734422
  56. 66.79702658936306, 14.000280846371828
  57. 66.79693373484452, 14.00096068670254
  58. 66.82333585821746, 13.399893283843983
  59. 66.8186856873437, 13.414783217978341
  60. 66.82897351447136, 13.415153858647377

  • "The Black Ice"

    © Espen Maruhn

"The Black Ice"

But...Its not black at all!

There are probably many who have wondered why I am called Svartisen, which directly translates to `the Black Ice`.

I especially remember those who came here before color photographs wore invented. One time, there was a little boy who stood and stared at me for a long time before turning to his mother with a confused look on his face. 

'But it's not black at all! Not even a little! It could at least have been gray!'...

Yes, I chuckled to myself at that time to. However, my name doesn't come from my color, at least not directly. Let me explain.


If you get really close, it can actually look like I'm a bit gray. But that’s just dust, dirt, and fine sand particles that wind and water have brought along.

Throughout the entire summer, small streams of meltwater flow down my body, and the particles that aren't washed away remain in small and larger pits that are clearly visible against the blue-white ice. But it's not the dirt that gave me my name, that I must emphasize.

In this part of the country my name means glacier ice. The glacier ice is darker than the snow next to it. In cloudy weather, the glacier ice looks gray from a distance. In clear weather, it appears greenish and blue. But it always looks dark compared to the snow.

So, the name means the (blue) colored or dark glacier ice, in contrast to snow or new ice.

This color change was actually something people in the past used as a weather forecast. By observing my color, they could predict the upcoming weather. Maybe not for the next days, but at least for the next few hours. If the ice appeared dirty and gray, it meant mild weather and rain were on the way. If, however, the ice was light and the blue color clear and pure, it indicated good weather.
This must have been quite useful when you were unsure of the weather in the midst of harvest.

 

 

 

 

Subject text: Helge Seim

Screenplay: Helge Seim

Voice: Marit Emilie Meidelsen Øvrebø

Editing: Helge seim

Music and Soundeffect: freesound.org

 

Source:

-Myrvang, A. (2000) – Med Svartisen som Nabo.