Jostedalsbreen National Park in Norway was founded in 1991. It covers an area of 1,310 square kilometres with the glaciers covering about 800 square kilometres of the park. The park contains many large and small glaciers. It encompasses the largest glacier on the European mainland, Jostedalsbreen, which covers almost half of the area of this park. The national park is famous for its wide variety of natural environments. The park has very stunning views of beautiful mountains and glacier. The landscape of the national park ranges from lush valleys to alpine mountains and an arctic climate. The highest peak in the park is Lodalskåpa at 2,083 metres. The park lies in the municipalities of Luster, Balestrand, Jølster, Sogndal, Gloppen, Førde, and Stryn, all of which are in Sogn og Fjordane county. The park was named after the main glacier in it, Jostedalsbreen.
Jostedalsbreen is the largest glacier in continental Europe. It has a total area of 487 square kilometres. Jostedalsbreen has a length of a little more than 60 kilometres. The highest point is Høgste Breakulen at 1,957 metres above mean sea level. The Jostedalsbreen has around 50 glacier arms such as the Nigardsbreen and Tunsbergdalsbreen in Jostedal, the Briksdalsbreen near Olden, the Bøyabreen by Fjærland, the Kjenndalsbreen and Tindefjellbreen near Loen, and Austerdalsbreen. The most famous glacier arm of the great Jostedalsbreen is Briksdalsbreen which is one of the most accessible and best known arms of the Jostedalsbreen glacier. Briksdalsbreen has approximately 300.000 visitors every year, from all over the world.
The glacier is maintained by the high snowfall rates in the region, not the cold temperatures. This means the glacier has high melting rates in its snouts. The thickest part of the glacier is 600 metres. The glacier arm Briksdalsbreen lost 50 meters of ice in a few months in 2012. Recent measurements now show that in 2006, Briksdalsbreen started retreating 146 meters and there may be a risk of breaking away from the upper icefield. Due to this incident, snow climbing has now been abolished.
Jostedalsbreen is the largest glacier in continental Europe. It has a total area of 487 square kilometres. Jostedalsbreen has a length of a little more than 60 kilometres. The highest point is Høgste Breakulen at 1,957 metres above mean sea level. The Jostedalsbreen has around 50 glacier arms such as the Nigardsbreen and Tunsbergdalsbreen in Jostedal, the Briksdalsbreen near Olden, the Bøyabreen by Fjærland, the Kjenndalsbreen and Tindefjellbreen near Loen, and Austerdalsbreen. The most famous glacier arm of the great Jostedalsbreen is Briksdalsbreen which is one of the most accessible and best known arms of the Jostedalsbreen glacier. Briksdalsbreen has approximately 300.000 visitors every year, from all over the world.
The glacier is maintained by the high snowfall rates in the region, not the cold temperatures. This means the glacier has high melting rates in its snouts. The thickest part of the glacier is 600 metres. The glacier arm Briksdalsbreen lost 50 meters of ice in a few months in 2012. Recent measurements now show that in 2006, Briksdalsbreen started retreating 146 meters and there may be a risk of breaking away from the upper icefield. Due to this incident, snow climbing has now been abolished.
0 comments:
Post a Comment