Jostedalsbreen

Jostedalsbreen is the largest glacier on the European mainland. It is mainly located in the county of in partly in Oppland county.
  • Icecap
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,866 metres (6,122 feet)
  • Also known as
    “Jostedals Bra”
    “Jostedalsbrae”
    “Jostedalsbraeen”
    “Jostedalsbraen”
    “Jostedalsbre”

Jostedalsbreen

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Latitude
61.66667° or 61° 40′ north
Longitude
7° east
Open location code
9FH9M282+M2
Geo­Names ID

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Jostedalsbreen” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Jostedalsbreen”
  • Croatian: “Ledenjak Jostedalsbreen”
  • Czech: “Jostedalsbreen”
  • Danish: “Jostedalsbræen”
  • Dutch: “Jostedalsbreen”
  • Esperanto: “Jostedalsbreen”
  • Finnish: “Jostedalsbreen”
  • German: “Jostedalsbreen”
  • Hebrew: “יוסטדאלסבריין”
  • Italian: “Jostedalsbreen”
  • Lithuanian: “Jostedalio ledynas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Jostedalsbreen”
  • Macedonian: “Јостедалсбрен”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jostedalsbreen”
  • Norwegian: “Jostedalsbreen”
  • Russian: “Юстедальсбреен”
  • Turkish: “Jostedalsbreen”

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Notable Places Nearby

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