Myklebustbreen
Sign in to saveMyklebustbreen is the seventh largest glacier in mainland Norway. It is located along the borders of Sunnfjord Municipality, Gloppen Municipality, and Stryn Municipality in Vestland county. Its highest point is located just below the nunatak Snønipa, with an altitude of . The lowest point on the glacier is at an elevation of above sea level.
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Myklebustbreen is the seventh largest glacier in mainland Norway. It is located along the borders of Sunnfjord Municipality, Gloppen Municipality, and Stryn Municipality in Vestland county. Its highest point is located just below the nunatak Snønipa, with an altitude of . The lowest point on the glacier is at an elevation of above sea level.
The villages of Byrkjelo and Egge both lie on the European route E39 highway which runs north and south, about east of Myklebustbreen. The Oldedalen valley lies to the east of the glacier. The glacier also lies northwest of the large Jostedalsbreen glacier, and both are part of Jostedalsbreen National Park. Jostedalsbreen and Myklebustbreen are separated by the Stardalen valley.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Myklebustbreen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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