Jostedalsbreen glacier
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Jostedalsbreen glacier is the largest glacier on the European mainland, located in western Norway within Jostedalsbreen National Park.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jostedalsbreen | 8 |
| Jostedalsbreen glacier canonical | 2 |
| Jostedalsbreen ice cap | 2 |
| Briksdalsbreen | 1 |
| Jostedalsbreen glacier area | 1 |
| glaciers of Jostedalsbreen ice cap | 1 |
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jostedalsbreen
this entity surface form:
Jostedalsbreen
subject surface form:
Jostedalsbreen
this entity surface form:
Briksdalsbreen
this entity surface form:
Jostedalsbreen ice cap
this entity surface form:
Jostedalsbreen
this entity surface form:
Jostedalsbreen
this entity surface form:
Jostedalsbreen
this entity surface form:
Jostedalsbreen glacier area
this entity surface form:
Jostedalsbreen
this entity surface form:
glaciers of Jostedalsbreen ice cap
this entity surface form:
Jostedalsbreen
this entity surface form:
Jostedalsbreen