List of glaciers in Europe

Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland.

This is a list of glaciers in Europe.

List of glaciers

Iceland

Norway

Georgia

Main article: Glaciers of Georgia

Germany

Austria

Romania

  • Scarisoara Glacier
  • Focul Viu Glacier

France

  • Mer de Glace
  • Glacier d'Argentière
  • Glacier de Bellecote
  • Glacier des Bossons
  • Glacier du Peclet
  • Glacier de Saint Sorlin
  • Glacier de Gebroulaz
  • Glacier de Sarennes
  • Glacier Noir
  • Glacier Blanc
  • Glacier des Glaciers
  • La Grande Motte

Spain

Glaciers in the Sierra Nevada and the Picos de Europa melted by the end of the 19th century. In 2006, ten small glaciers and six glaciers-glacierets remain in the Spanish Pyrenees.[1][2] The largest are on:

Italy

The Italian glaciological committee reports more than 700 glaciers in Italy.[3]

  • Bors glacier
  • Brenva Glacier
  • Calderone glacier (Ghiacciaio del Calderone)
  • Canin Glacier
  • Careser Glacier
  • Forni Glacier
  • Frebouge Glacier
  • Lex Blanche Glacier
  • Lobbia Glacier
  • Loccie Glacier
  • Lys Glacier
  • Madaccio Glacier
  • Mandrone Glacier
  • Mare Glacier
  • Marmolada Glacier
  • Miage Glacier (Ghiacciaio del Miage)
  • Montasio Glacier
  • Platigliole Glacier
  • Praz-Sec Glacier
  • Presena Glacier
  • Sesia Glacier (Ghiacciaio del Sesia)
  • Toula Glacier
  • Tresero Glacier
  • Triolet Glacier
  • Vigne Glacier (Ghiacciaio delle Vigne)

Sweden

Sweden has a total of around 300 glaciers. The largest is Stuorrajekna in Sulitelma with an area of 13 km2.

Switzerland

Bulgaria

Russia

Slovenia

  • Triglav Glacier

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Images

Schlatenkees Glacier, Austria.
Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Spanish Nature: Glaciers in Spain
  2. ↑ Zaragoza University: Recent glacier evolution in the Spanish Pyrenees
  3. ↑ Comitato Glagiologico Italiano
  4. ↑ Grunewald, Karsten; Jörg Scheithauer (2010). "Europe’s southernmost glaciers: response and adaptation to climate change" (PDF). Journal of Glaciology (International Glaciological Society) 56: 129–142. ISSN 0022-1430. Retrieved 6 March 2015.

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