Myklebustbreen

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Myklebustbreen/Snønipbreen
Highest point at Myklebustbreen, Snønipa
Highest point at Myklebustbreen, Snønipa
Type Continental glacier
Location Gloppen, Stryn, and Jølster, Sogn og Fjordane, Flag of Norway Norway
Coordinates 61°42′N 6°42′E / 61.7, 6.7Coordinates: 61°42′N 6°42′E / 61.7, 6.7
Area 57 km²

Myklebustbreen, or Snønipbreen, is the seventh largest glacier in mainland Norway. Its highest point is just below the nunatak Snønipa, with altitude 1,827 m (5,994 ft), and its lowest point 890 m (2,920 ft) above sea level.

Myklebustbreen lies next to Jostedalsbreen, and is part of Jostedalsbreen National Park, only separated from Jostedalsbreen by a couple of kilometers, the valley Stardalen.

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