Jostedalsbreen National Park

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Jostedalsbreen National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Briksdalsbreen (Briksdal glacier) attracts over 300,000 visitors every year.
Briksdalsbreen (Briksdal glacier) attracts over 300,000 visitors every year.
Location: Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Area: 1,310 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 2,083 meters. The glacier's highest point, Brenibba, lies 2,018 meters above sea level while its lowest point is 350 meters above sea level.

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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