Jostedalsbreen Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
largest glacier in continental Europe
About Jostedalsbreen
The main glacier rests on a mountain plateau west of the Jostedalen valley, hence the name. The glacier ice covers a total area of about 500 km, while the national park is more than 1300 km. Jostedalsbreen is a temperate glacier such that it is at melting point throughout the year, from its surface to its base. The glacier is not frozen to the bedrock but flows along the slopes and through the valleys like a river, albeit at very low speed from 1 cm/day up to 100 cm/day (3 feet per day). Flow is highest at surface and middle causing the ice to crack and break up. Chunks of ice regularly falls from the edge or front of the glacier, a process known asice calving. The resulting huge waves in lakes or the chunks of ice themselves are deadly. Glaciers are created by snow accumulated and gradual
Top Attractions in Jostedalsbreen
Explore the best things to see and do in Jostedalsbreen:
- ★Bødalsbreen
- ★Bøyabreen
- ★Breheimsenteret
- ★Briksdal glacier
- ★Flatbreen
- ★Jostedalsbreen
- ★Jostedalsbreen Nasjonalparksenter
- ★Kjenndalsbreen
Where to Stay in Jostedalsbreen
- 🏨Bødalseter
- 🏨Briksdalsbre fjellstove
- 🏨Flatbrehytta
- 🏨Tungestølen turisthytte
Jostedalsbreen Travel Guide Sections
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