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Geological Formation

Grovabreen

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Grovabreen is a glacier in Vestland county, Norway, covering about 20 square kilometers within Sunnfjord Municipality as part of Jostedalsbreen National Park. Its highest point reaches about 1,636 meters above sea level, and it lies just south of the lake Jølstravatnet, with the village of Skei about 8 kilometers to the north and Haukedalen about 9 kilometers to the southwest. The Jostefonn glacier lies about 5 kilometers to its south, both at the north end of the Gaularfjellet mountains. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
Connections

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: Grovabreen

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: Grovabreen
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Grovabreen
Sources
1. Grovabreen (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Grovabreen is a glacier is located in Vestland county, Norway.
  • Article text
    The glacier is part of Jostedalsbreen National Park, just south of the lake Jølstravatnet.
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Wikidata: Grovabreen
Wikidata Q4563989, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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