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  2. List of glaciers in Norway - Wikipedia

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    These are the largest glaciers on mainland Norway. [1] However, the 18 largest glaciers in the Kingdom of Norway are on Svalbard, including the second largest glacier in Europe, Austfonna on Nordaustlandet. In total, Norway has around 1,600 glaciers - 900 of these are in North Norway, but 60% of the total glacier area is south of Trøndelag. 1% ...

  3. Jostedal Glacier - Wikipedia

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    Jostedal Glacier or Jostedalsbreen is the largest glacier in continental Europe. It is in Vestland county in Western Norway. [1] Jostedalsbreen lies in the municipalities of Luster, Sogndal, Sunnfjord, and Stryn. The highest peak in the area is Lodalskåpa at a height of 2,083 metres (6,834 ft).

  4. Jostedalsbreen National Park - Wikipedia

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    Map of National Parks in Norway. Jostedalsbreen National Park is #10. Jostedalsbreen National Park (Norwegian: Jostedalsbreen nasjonalpark) is a national park in Norway that encompasses the largest glacier on the European mainland, Jostedalsbreen. The park was established by royal decree on 25 October 1991, and then in 1998, it was enlarged to ...

  5. Hardangerjøkulen - Wikipedia

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    Hardangerjøkulen (English: Hardanger Glacier) [1] [2] [3] is the sixth largest glacier in mainland Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Eidfjord and Ulvik in Vestland county. It is located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northeast of the village of Eidfjord , about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the village of Finse , and about 20 ...

  6. List of glaciers - Wikipedia

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    The majority of Europe's glaciers are found in the Alps, Caucasus and the Scandinavian Mountains (mostly Norway) as well as in Iceland. Iceland has the largest glacier in Europe, Vatnajökull Glacier, that covers between 8,100 and 8,300 km 2 in area and 3,100 km 3 in volume. Norway alone has more than 2500 glaciers (including very small ones ...

  7. Sulitjelma Glacier - Wikipedia

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    The Sulitjelma Glacier [1] [2] (also: Sulitjelmaisen (), Sállajiegŋa (), or Salajekna [3]) is one of the largest glaciers in mainland Norway.The 24-square-kilometre (9.3 sq mi) glacier is located in mostly in Norway, but the eastern part crosses over into Sweden.

  8. Gihtsejiegŋa - Wikipedia

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    Gihtsejiegŋa [1] is one of the largest glaciers in mainland Norway. It is located in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of the village of Kjøpsvik, on the border with Sweden. The name of the glacier comes from the Lule Sami language. The elevation of the glacier ranges from 1,500 to 870 metres (4,920 ...

  9. Austfonna - Wikipedia

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    Austfonna glacier seen from Hinlopen strait. Austfonna is an ice cap located on Nordaustlandet in the Svalbard archipelago in Norway.Covering an area of 7,800 km 2, [1] it is Europe's third-largest glacier by area and volume, after the Severny Island ice cap of Novaya Zemlya, Russia, and Vatnajökull in Iceland. [2]

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