Nigardsbreen
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Nigardsbreen is a glacier arm of the large Jostedalsbreen
glacier
. Nigardsbreen lies about 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) north of the village of Gaupne
in the Jostedalen valley, Luster, Sogn og Fjordane
county, Norway
. It is located just west of the Jostedøla
river.
The Breheimsenteret
museum is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south in the village of Jostedal
. In front of the Nigardsbreen is the lake Nigardsbrevatnet where there is a small boat to transport visitors to the glacier. There is also a bus to take visitors to the glacier.
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
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...
. Nigardsbreen lies about 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) north of the village of Gaupne
Gaupne
Gaupne is a village which is the administrative center of the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The village has a population of 1,075. The village is located along the Gaupnefjord, an arm of the Lustrafjord, about north of the village of Hafslo. The village of...
in the Jostedalen valley, Luster, 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, 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 just west of the Jostedøla
Jostedøla
Jostedøla is a river which runs through the Jostedalen valley in the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The Jostedøla river begins from runoff from the great Jostedalsbreen glacier and the lakes Austdalsvatnet and Styggevatnet...
river.
The Breheimsenteret
Breheimsenteret
The Breheimsenteret was a museum and one of the three visitors centers for Jostedalsbreen National Park. Opened in 1993, it was located near the Jostedøla river in the village of Jostedal, about north of Gaupne and about east of the Jostedalsbreen glacier in the municipality of Luster in Sogn...
museum is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south in the village of Jostedal
Jostedal
Jostedal is a village and a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. It is located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Luster, about north of Gaupne. The village of Jostedal currently has around 410 inhabitants ....
. In front of the Nigardsbreen is the lake Nigardsbrevatnet where there is a small boat to transport visitors to the glacier. There is also a bus to take visitors to the glacier.