Myklebustbreen, or Snønipbreen, is the seventh largest glacier

Glacier

A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...

 in mainland Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It is located in the municipalities of Jølster

Jølster

Jølster is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Skei...

, Gloppen

Gloppen

Gloppen is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. Gloppen is generally subdivided into three areas: Hyen in the west, Gloppen in the center, and Breim in the east. Each of the areas have their own main service centres. ...

, and Stryn

Stryn

Stryn is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Stryn which had a population of 2,177 in 2009. The municipality is located along the innermost part of the...

 in Sogn og Fjordane

Sogn og Fjordane

is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....

 county. Its highest point is just below the nunatak

Nunatak

A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...

 Snønipa, with altitude of 1827 metres (5,994.1 ft), and its lowest point is at 890 metres (2,919.9 ft) above sea level.

The villages of Byrkjelo

Byrkjelo

Byrkjelo is a village in the municipality of Gloppen in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located about halfway between the villages of Sandane and Skei along the highway . The small village of Egge is located south of Byrkjelo...

 and Egge

Egge, Sogn og Fjordane

Egge is a village in the municipality of Gloppen in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located along the highway , about south of the village of Byrkjelo, and about west of Jostedalsbreen National Park where the Myklebustbreen glacier is located. Egge is southeast of the municipal center...

 both lie on the highway which runs north and south, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Myklebustbreen. The glacier also lies northwest of the Jostedalsbreen

Jostedalsbreen

Jostedalsbreen is the largest glacier in continental Europe. It is situated in Sogn og Fjordane county in Western Norway. Jostedalsbreen lies in the municipalities of Luster, Balestrand, Jølster, and Stryn. The highest peak in the area is Lodalskåpa at a height of .Jostedalsbreen has a total area...

 glacier, and both are part of Jostedalsbreen National Park

Jostedalsbreen National Park

Jostedalsbreen National Park is a national park in Norway that encompasses the largest glacier on the European mainland, Jostedalsbreen. The park was established by royal decree on 25 October 1991, and then in 1998, it was enlarged to the northwest...

. Jostedalsbreen and Myklebustbreen are separated by the Stardalen valley.

External links

• The largest glaciers in Norway