Jostedal Glacier
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Jostedal Glacier or Template:Native name[1] is the largest glacier in continental Europe. It is in Vestland county in Western Norway.[2] Jostedalsbreen is located in the municipalities of Luster, Sogndal, Sunnfjord, and Stryn (all in Vestland county), plus the northeastern tip of the glacier extends into Skjåk Municipality (in Innlandet county). The highest peak in the area is Lodalskåpa at a height of Script error: No such module "convert"..
History
In 1906, work was being done on footpaths that could accommodate tourists.[3]
The glacial water is also used in distilling Vikingfjord.
Geography
The Jostedal Glacier has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert".. The highest point is Høgste Breakulen at Script error: No such module "convert". above mean sea level. Branches of the glacier reach down into the valleys, for instance Bøyabreen in Fjærland and Nigardsbreen, both at Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level. The thickest part of the glacier is Script error: No such module "convert".. Jostedalsbreen has a length of a little more than Script error: No such module "convert". and it is a part of the Script error: No such module "convert". Jostedalsbreen National Park, which was established in 1991. The glacier covers over half of the national park.[2]
The glacier is maintained by the high snowfall rates in the region, not the cold temperatures. This means the glacier has high melting rates in its snouts. The Jostedalsbreen has around 50 glacier arms such as the Nigardsbreen and Tunsbergdalsbreen in Jostedalen, the Briksdalsbreen near Olden, the Bøyabreen by Fjærland, the Kjenndalsbreen, Tindefjellbreen near Loen, and Austerdalsbreen.[2]
In 2012, the glacier arm Briksdalsbreen lost Script error: No such module "convert". of ice in a few months. More recent measurements now show that Briksdalsbreen retreated Script error: No such module "convert". in 2006, and could be in danger of breaking away from the upper icefield. Ice climbing has now been terminated because of this event.
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