Nigardsbreen (Norway)

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Name (Latin)
Nigardsbreen (Norway)
Other forms of name
Nigardsbræ (Norway)
Coordinates
7.195833333 7.195833333 61.68666667 61.68666667 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Glaciers Norway
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q1781997
Library of congress: sh 96011750
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: 95684464: Norges vassdrags- og energiverk. Hydrologisk avd. Nigardsbreen, part of Jostedalsbreen, southern Norway, c1988.
  • GEOnet, Dec. 12, 1996(Nigardsbreen, GLCR, 61⁰41ʹN 7⁰12ʹE, Norway; variant: Nigardsbræ)
  • Cappelens bilatlas Norge, 1st ed., 1989(Nigardsbreen, in Sogn og Fjordane Fylke)
Wikipedia description:

Nigardsbreen (English: the Nigard Glacier) is a glacier arm of the large Jostedalsbreen glacier. Nigardsbreen lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the village of Gaupne in the Jostedalen valley in Luster Municipality in Vestland 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.

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