Jostedalsbreen National Park in Vestland county, Norway, was established on 25 October 1991 to protect Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier on the European mainland. The park covers 1,310 square kilometers, of which about 800 square kilometers is glacier ice, spread across the municipalities of Luster, Sogndal, Gloppen, Sunnfjord and Stryn, with Lodalskapa its highest peak at 2,083 meters and the glacier itself ranging from 2,018 meters down to 350 meters in elevation. The Briksdalsbreen glacier arm draws more than 300,000 visitors a year, and the park maintains three visitor centers offering education about the glacier and surrounding landscape.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyNorwegian Environment Agency 1 IUCN Category Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Norwegian Environment Agency 1 Sources
1. Jostedalsbreen National Park (Wikipedia)
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Jostedalsbreen National Park (Norwegian: Jostedalsbreen nasjonalpark) is a national park in Norway that encompasses the largest glacier on the European mainland, Jostedalsbreen.
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Jostedalsbreen National Park (Norwegian: Jostedalsbreen nasjonalpark) 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.
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Norwegian Environment Agency
View the Source2. Jostedalsbreen National Park (Wikidata)
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Wikidata item Q185602
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