List of glaciers in Norway

These are the largest glaciers on mainland Norway.[1] However, the 18 largest glaciers in the Kingdom of Norway are on Svalbard, including the second largest glacier in Europe, Austfonna on Nordaustlandet. In total, Norway has around 1,600 glaciers - 900 of these are in North Norway, but 60% of the total glacier area is south of Trøndelag. 1% of mainland Norway is covered by glaciers.[2]

One of the extensions of Svartisen, Engabreen ends at the lowest point of any glacier on the European mainland, at 7 meters above sea level (in 2004).
Briksdalsbreen is one of the more popular parts of Jostedalsbreen (Image from 2005)

List
See also: List of glaciers in Svalbard
Name Area
(km²)		 County in Norway Coordinates
Jostedalsbreen 487 Sogn og Fjordane 61°40′N 06°59′E
Vestre Svartisen 221 Nordland 66°38′N 14°00′E
Søndre Folgefonna 168 Hordaland 60°00′N 06°20′E
Østre Svartisen 148 Nordland 66°38′N 14°00′E
Blåmannsisen (Ålmåjalosjiegŋa) 87 Nordland 67°15′N 16°04′E
Hardangerjøkulen 73 Hordaland 60°32′N 07°25′E
Myklebustbreen (Snønipebreen) 57 Sogn og Fjordane 61°42′N 06°42′E
Okstindbreen 46 Nordland 65°59′N 14°9′E
Øksfjordjøkelen (Ákšovunjiehkki) 41 Finnmark, Troms 70°10′N 22°03′E
Harbardsbreen 36 Sogn og Fjordane 61°40′N 07°39′E
Salajekna (Sállajiegŋa) 33 Nordland 67°08′N 16°10′E
Frostisen 25 Nordland 68°14′N 17°11′E
Gihtsejiegŋa 25 Nordland 68°00′N 16°48′E
Sekkebreen/Sikilbreen 24 Oppland 61°51′N 07°34′E
Tindefjellbreen 22 Sogn og Fjordane 61°52′N 07°03′E
Simlebreen 21 Nordland 66°50′N 14°27′E
Tystigbreen 21 Sogn og Fjordane 61°55′N 07°22′E
Holåbreen 20 Oppland 61°45′N 07°54′E
Grovabreen 20 Sogn og Fjordane 61°29′N 06°31′E
Ålfotbreen 17 Sogn og Fjordane 61°44′N 05°38′E
Fresvikbreen 15 Sogn og Fjordane
Sørbreen 15 Jan Mayen
Seilandsjøkelen 14 Finnmark
Smørstabbrean 14 Oppland
Strupbreen/Koppangbreen 13 Troms
Gjegnalundsbreen 13 Sogn og Fjordane
Vestre Memurubreen/Hellstugubreen 12 Oppland
Spidstinden 12 Nordland
Storsteinsfjellbreen 12 Nordland
Jostefonn 12 Sogn og Fjordane
Midtre Folgefonna 11 Hordaland
Veobreen 9 Oppland
Weyprechtbreen 8.9 Jan Mayen
Langfjordjøkelen 8 Finnmark
Kjerulfbreen 5.8 Jan Mayen

See also

References
  1. The largest glaciers in Norway (page 51, Accessed on July 29, 2014)
  2. NVE : Breer i Norge Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
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