The Troms region
Troms or Romsa is a county in northern Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in
Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic ocean). Until 1919 the county
was formerly known as Tromsø amt. On 1 July 2006, the Northern Sami name for the county, Romsa, was granted official status along with Troms.
Troms has a very rugged and indented coastline facing the Norwegian Sea. However, the large and mountainous islands along the coast provides an excellent
sheltered waterway on the inside. Starting in the south, the largest islands are: northeastern part of Hinnøya (the southern part is in Nordland), Grytøy,
Senja, Kvaløya, Ringvassøya, Reinøy, Vannøy and Arnøy. Some of these islands, most noteworthy Senja, have a rugged outer coast with cliffs and mountains
straight from the sea, while on the inside there are forested hills, rivers and farmland.
There are several large fjords that stretch quite far inland. Starting in the south, the largest fjords are Vågsfjord, Andfjord (shared with Nordland),
Malangen, Balsfjord, Ullsfjord, Lyngen (the municipality has its name from the fjord) and Kvænangen (fjord).
The largest lake is Altevatnet in the interior of the county. There are mountains in all parts of Troms; the most alpine and striking are probably the
Lyngen Alps (Lyngsalpene), with several small glaciers and the highest mountain in the county, Jiekkevarre (1833 m). Several glaciers are located in
Kvænangen, including parts of the Øksfjordjøkelen, the last glacier in mainland Norway to drop icebergs directly into the sea (this ended around 1900),
and Jøkelfjord, where this happened, still is a spectacular landscape. The largest river in Troms (waterflow) is Målselva (in Målselv), and the largest
(not the highest) waterfall is Målselvfossen (600 m long, 20 m high)...........
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