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Is this really the English name for these mountains? I've never ever seen anything else than Kjølen been used in Norway. Fornadan (t) 23:49, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
In Norway the name Kjølen refers to the watershed between Norway and Sweden (and the mountains consisting of it). The mountain Galdhøpiggen lies far west of this watershed, and I don't think anyone in Norway would say it is a part of Kjølen. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.215.44.157 ( talk) 09:22, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
The name of this mountain range in English is actually highly problematic. In the 1890 Encyclopedia Britannica, for instance, these mountains are referred to as the "Scandinavian Alps." The term "Scandes," which is currently indicated in the main article as a common or accepted name for the range, is neither common nor commonly accepted. It would seem appropriate for the main article to mention the remarkable fact that such a large range has no single, consistently used, historical English name. Jessdave ( talk) 00:38, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
The Caledonian orogeny was 400 million years ago. These mountains were eroded away with normal speed, and the Scandinavian Peninsula was a plain during the Mesozoic, partly flooded by the ocean. The Scandinavian Mountains of today were formed in Paleogene and Neogene. However, they do contain rocks from The Caledonian orogeny, but also much older rock. Trurl1 ( talk) 21:20, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
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An article without any references/source is always a stub no matter how long the article may currently be. If there were sources, I would rate it "Start" class. RedWolf ( talk) 05:39, 25 July 2008 (UTC) |
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No information about the surface of the Scandinavian Mountains. WorldCitizen333 ( talk) 11:49, 29 April 2018 (UTC)
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This sentence should presumable be changed I guess? "The mountains are relatively high for a range so young and are very steep in places". Mountains tend to wear down over time so this should be "so old" right? 94.255.243.101 ( talk) 14:20, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
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Is this really the English name for these mountains? I've never ever seen anything else than Kjølen been used in Norway. Fornadan (t) 23:49, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
In Norway the name Kjølen refers to the watershed between Norway and Sweden (and the mountains consisting of it). The mountain Galdhøpiggen lies far west of this watershed, and I don't think anyone in Norway would say it is a part of Kjølen. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.215.44.157 ( talk) 09:22, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
The name of this mountain range in English is actually highly problematic. In the 1890 Encyclopedia Britannica, for instance, these mountains are referred to as the "Scandinavian Alps." The term "Scandes," which is currently indicated in the main article as a common or accepted name for the range, is neither common nor commonly accepted. It would seem appropriate for the main article to mention the remarkable fact that such a large range has no single, consistently used, historical English name. Jessdave ( talk) 00:38, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
The Caledonian orogeny was 400 million years ago. These mountains were eroded away with normal speed, and the Scandinavian Peninsula was a plain during the Mesozoic, partly flooded by the ocean. The Scandinavian Mountains of today were formed in Paleogene and Neogene. However, they do contain rocks from The Caledonian orogeny, but also much older rock. Trurl1 ( talk) 21:20, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Scandinavian Mountains/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.
An article without any references/source is always a stub no matter how long the article may currently be. If there were sources, I would rate it "Start" class. RedWolf ( talk) 05:39, 25 July 2008 (UTC) |
Last edited at 05:39, 25 July 2008 (UTC). Substituted at 05:32, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
No information about the surface of the Scandinavian Mountains. WorldCitizen333 ( talk) 11:49, 29 April 2018 (UTC)
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This sentence should presumable be changed I guess? "The mountains are relatively high for a range so young and are very steep in places". Mountains tend to wear down over time so this should be "so old" right? 94.255.243.101 ( talk) 14:20, 12 January 2024 (UTC)