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Geological Formation

Jostedal Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Jostedal Glacier, or Jostedalsbreen, is the largest glacier in continental Europe, located in Vestland county in Western Norway. It spans the municipalities of Luster, Sogndal, Sunnfjord, and Stryn, with its northeastern tip extending into Skjak Municipality, and its highest peak, Lodalskapa, reaches 2,083 meters. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
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Caused By

Glaciation, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Jostedal Glacier

In Discipline

Glaciology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Jostedal Glacier
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Jostedal Glacier
Sources
1. Jostedal Glacier (Wikipedia)
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    Jostedal Glacier or Jostedalsbreen (Norwegian) is the largest glacier in continental Europe.
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    Jostedalsbreen has a length of a little more than 60 kilometres (37 mi) and it is a part of the 1,310-square-kilometre (510 sq mi) Jostedalsbreen National Park, which was established in 1991.
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Wikidata: Jostedal Glacier
Wikidata Q654352, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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