Jostedalsbreen National Park
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Jostedalsbreen National Park (Template:Langx) 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 the northwest. The park now covers Script error: No such module "convert"., with the glaciers covering about Script error: No such module "convert". of the park.
Location
The park lies in the municipalities of Luster, Sogndal, Gloppen, Sunnfjord, and Stryn, all of which are in Vestland county. There are three museums and also visitors centers: the Breheimsenteret in Jostedalen, Jostedalsbreen nasjonalparksenter in Oppstryn (Stryn Municipality) and Norsk bremuseum in Fjærland (Sogndal Municipality).
Topography
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Name
The park was named after the main glacier in it, Jostedalsbreen. The first element of that name is the name of the old Jostedal Municipality, the last element is the finite form of the word bre which means "glacier".
See also
References
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External links
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