Jostefonn Explained

Jostefonn
Location:Vestland, Norway
Map:Vestland#Norway
Area:11km2
Coordinates:61.4242°N 6.5575°W

The Jostefonn glacier is located in Vestland county, Norway. It covers an area of around in the municipalities of Sunnfjord and Sogndal. Jostefonn was formerly a part of the large Jostedalsbreen glacier, but it is no longer connected to the main glacier. It sits inside the Jostedalsbreen National Park, about east of the village of Haukedalen and about northwest of the village of Fjærland. The Grovabreen glacier lies about north of this glacier.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Jostefonn . Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo. Norwegian. 27 August 2011.