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Geological Formation

Kjenndalsbreen

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Kjenndalsbreen is a glacier in Stryn Municipality, in the Vestland county of Norway, forming a side branch of the Jostedalsbreen glacier, the largest glacier on mainland Europe. Covering about 19 square kilometers, it lies within Jostedalsbreen National Park and is one of the accessible arms of the larger ice cap. 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: Kjenndalsbreen

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: Kjenndalsbreen
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
Sources
1. Kjenndalsbreen (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Kjenndalsbreen is a glacier in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.
  • Entity description, protection designation
    land Europe. Covering about 19 square kilometers, it lies within Jostedalsbreen National Park and is one of the accessible arms of the larger ice cap.
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Wikidata: Kjenndalsbreen
Wikidata Q3219709, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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