Jostedalsbreen glacier

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Jostedalsbreen glacier is the largest glacier on the European mainland, located in western Norway within Jostedalsbreen National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacier
naturalFeature
climateEffect sensitive to climate change
continent Europe
country Norway
drainageBasin North Sea
elevation approximately 1957 metres above sea level
approximately 6421 feet above sea level
feedsRiver Jostedøla
Jølstra
Stryneelva
geologicalType plateau glacier
hasArea approximately 188 square miles
approximately 487 square kilometres
hasHighestPoint Høgste Breakulen
hasIceThickness up to about 2000 feet
up to about 600 metres
hasLength approximately 60 kilometres
hasOutletGlacier Jostedalsbreen glacier self-linksurface differs
surface form: Briksdalsbreen

Bøyabreen
Kjenndalsbreen
Nigardsbreen
Supphellebreen
Tunsbergdalsbreen
hasVisitorCentre Jostedalsbreen National Park Centre
hasWidth up to about 15 kilometres
isLargest glacier on the European mainland
languageOfToponym Norwegian
locatedIn Jostedalsbreen National Park
Western Norway
surface form: western Norway
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Vestland county NERFINISHED
locatedInFormerCounty Sogn og Fjordane NERFINISHED
managedBy Norwegian Environment Agency
nameMeaning the glacier of Jostedal valley
nationalParkEstablished 1991
nearestFjord Nordfjord
Sognefjord
surface form: Sognefjorden
nearestTown Førde
Sogndal
Stryn
partOf Scandinavia
protectedBy Jostedalsbreen National Park
tourismActivity glacier hiking
guided glacier walks
ice climbing
trend experiencing glacier retreat

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Sognefjord near Jostedalsbreen glacier
Nordfjord hasGlacier Jostedalsbreen glacier
this entity surface form: Jostedalsbreen
Vestland containsGlacier Jostedalsbreen glacier
this entity surface form: Jostedalsbreen
Jostedalsbreen glacier hasOutletGlacier Jostedalsbreen glacier self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Jostedalsbreen
this entity surface form: Briksdalsbreen
Jostedalsbreen National Park contains Jostedalsbreen glacier
Jostedalsbreen National Park protects Jostedalsbreen glacier
this entity surface form: Jostedalsbreen ice cap
Jostedalsbreen National Park namedAfter Jostedalsbreen glacier
this entity surface form: Jostedalsbreen
Sogn og Fjordane containsPart Jostedalsbreen glacier
this entity surface form: Jostedalsbreen
Oldedalen hasViewOf Jostedalsbreen glacier
this entity surface form: Jostedalsbreen ice cap
Loen valley hasNearbyGlacier Jostedalsbreen glacier
this entity surface form: Jostedalsbreen
Lovatnet inflowsFrom Jostedalsbreen glacier
this entity surface form: Jostedalsbreen glacier area
Oldevatnet hasNearbyGlacier Jostedalsbreen glacier
this entity surface form: Jostedalsbreen
Oldevatnet waterSource Jostedalsbreen glacier
this entity surface form: glaciers of Jostedalsbreen ice cap
Stryn hasGlacier Jostedalsbreen glacier
this entity surface form: Jostedalsbreen
Sogndal Municipality hasGlacierAccess Jostedalsbreen glacier
this entity surface form: Jostedalsbreen