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Jotunheimen is the largest and highest high mountain area in Norway, roughly the same size as Sarek in Sweden. It lies between the Lomsdalen valley to the north, Fillefjell in the south, the Sognefjell to the west and the forest land in the east. The area contains about 90% of all peaks higher than 2000 m in Norway, with the highest peak Galdhøpiggen (2469 m), the highest mountain in Norway, and the almost as high snow summit of Glittertind (2464 m).
Jotunheimen contains many glaciers, among whom some pretty large. The area has alpine relief with jagged peaks and sharp ridges, so the majority of the glaciers are of valley and cirque type, with only a few ice caps. The precipitation is fairly high in the western part, even if it is lower than in Breheimen farther to the west, but eastern Jotunheimen has a continental climate with relatively small amounts of precipitation.
(For the interested, information concerning classification, naming, and measurements.)
![]() Western Jotunheimen |
![]() Eastern Jotunheimen |
(Glacier complexes treated as one unit)
Name | Area (km2) | Type | District |
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1. Smørstabbreen | 16.65 | Glacier complex | Western Jotunheimen |
2. Ymelsbreen | 12.18 | Glacier complex | Western Jotunheimen |
3. Memurubreen | 12.18 | Glacier complex | Eastern Jotunheimen |
4. Glittertindbreen | 9.91 | Glacier complex | Eastern Jotunheimen |
5. Veobreen | 9.40 | Valley glacier | Eastern Jotunheimen |
6. Urdabreen | 7.96 | Glacier complex | Western Jotunheimen |
7. Austre Memurubreen | 6.76 | Valley glacier | Eastern Jotunheimen |
8. Fannaråkbreen | 6.63 | Glacier complex | Western Jotunheimen |
9. Styggebreen | 5.33 | Valley glacier | Western Jotunheimen |
10. Storbreen | 5.19 | Valley glacier | Western Jotunheimen |
11. Svellnosbreen | 5.11 | Valley glacier | Western Jotunheimen |
(Glacier complexes divided into ice streams)
Name | Area (km2) | Type | Glacier complex |
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1. Veobreen | 9.40 | Valley glacier | Veobreen |
2. Vestre Memurubreen | 8.81 | Ice cap | Memurubreen |
3. Bøverbreen | 7.82 | Ice cap | Smørstabbreen |
4. Austre Memurubreen | 6.76 | Valley glacier | Austre Memurubreen |
5. Tverråbreen | 5.63 | Valley glacier | Tverråbreen |
6. Styggebreen | 5.33 | Valley glacier | Styggebreen |
7. Storbreen | 5.19 | Valley glacier | Storbreen |
8. Svellnosbreen | 5.11 | Valley glacier | Svellnosbreen |
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![]() Top of document |
![]() The larger glaciers of Breheimen |
![]() The larger glaciers of Norway |
![]() The larger glaciers of Hardangerjøkulen |
![]() Site map |
![]() Email the author |
![]() Copyleft information |
![]() Detta dokument på svenska |
Last updated: March 17, 2001 | Unless otherwise specified; text, tables, photographs, maps and other graphics © 1999-2001 Gunnar Ljungstrand | |||||||
Images with size information (xx kB) leads to the corresponding image in 4 x better resolution. |