Many tourists come to Norway to see the country's glaciers. Jostedalsbreen is the largest of these, covering a total area of 458 square kilometers. Vestre Svartisen is the second largest with 190 square kilometers, followed by Søndre Folgefonna in third. The glaciers in Norway have been melting over the recent decades due to global waming.
Largest glaciers in Norway as of 2022
(in square kilometers)
The list only consists if glaciers in mainland Norway. The 18 largest glaciers in the Kingdom of Norway are located in the arctic archipelago Svalbard, of which Austfonna with 8,492 square kilometers is the largest.
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Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat. (February 28, 2022). Largest glaciers in Norway as of 2022 (in square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/588001/the-largest-glaciers-in-norway/
Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat. "Largest glaciers in Norway as of 2022 (in square kilometers)." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/588001/the-largest-glaciers-in-norway/
Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat. (2022). Largest glaciers in Norway as of 2022 (in square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/588001/the-largest-glaciers-in-norway/
Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat. "Largest Glaciers in Norway as of 2022 (in Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/588001/the-largest-glaciers-in-norway/
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