Store Memurutinden

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Store Memurutinden
Elevation 2,366 m (7,762 ft)
Prominence 336 m (1,102 ft)[1]
Listing 8 at List of mountains in Norway by height
Location
Location Lom, Oppland, Norway
Range Jotunheimen
Coordinates 61°34′3″N 8°29′17″E / 61.56750°N 8.48806°E / 61.56750; 8.48806Coordinates: 61°34′3″N 8°29′17″E / 61.56750°N 8.48806°E / 61.56750; 8.48806
Topo map 1618 III Glittertinden

Store Memurutinden is the eighth highest mountain in Norway, and lies in the municipality Lom, Oppland.

The name

The first element is the name of the river Memuru (Muru), the last element is the finite form of tind m 'mountain peak'. The rivername is derived from the verb mara 'dig' - the first element Me- is from Old Norse mið 'in the middle', because the mouth of the river is almost exactly at the middle of the lake Gjendin.

The word store means 'the big'.

References

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