Jostedalsbreen National Park
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| Jostedalsbreen National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Location: | Sogn og Fjordane, Norway |
| Area: | 1310 km² |
| Established: | 1991 |
| Governing body: | Directorate for Nature Management |
Jostedalsbreen National Park is a national park in Norway that encompasses the largest glacier on the European mainland, Jostedalsbreen. Jostedalsbreen covers 487 km², and lies in the municipalities of Luster, Balestrand, Jølster and Stryn (in the county of Sogn og Fjordane). The highest peak in the area is Lodalskåpa at 2083 meter. The glacier's highest point lies 2000 meters above sea level while its lowest point is 350 meters above sea level.
The Jostedalsbreen National Park was established in 1991, covering 1310 km².
The glacier has shrunk in later years, but there are ruins of farms that were overtaken by the glacier in 1750. There is interesting vegetation along the edge of the glacier.
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Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella – Børgefjell – Dovre – Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella – Femundsmarka – Folgefonna – Forollhogna – Gutulia – Hardangervidda – Jostedalsbreen – Jotunheimen – Junkerdal – Lierne – Møysalen – Ormtjernkampen – Rago – Reisa – Rondane – Saltfjellet-Svartisen – Skarvan og Roltdalen – Stabbursdalen – Øvre Anarjóhka – Øvre Dividal – Øvre Pasvik – Ånderdalen
Svalbard: Forlandet – Nordenskiöld Land – Nordre Isfjorden – Nordvest-Spitsbergen Land – Sassen-Bünsow Land – Sør-Spitsbergen
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