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Title
Jostedal Glacier National Park-Jostedalsbreen-Sognefjord Norway
Description
10'000 years ago Norway was still covered by an ice sheet, a remnant of the last major ice age, which culminated 18'000 years ago. Then the climate improved, and deglaciation started. The glacial retreat left much evidence of the development of landscape, vegetation and animal life. Reconstruction of glacial and post glacial history has been carried out during the last century. Several kinds of scientists, both national and international, come to Jostedalen, strongly attracted by this magnificent eldorado of well developed, well shaped and so far mostly well preserved landscape forms.
The valley of Jostedalen offers spectacular scenery, mainly shaped by glacial erosion. Glacial faults and fractures underneath the glacier have favoured erosional forces, garving out valleys, hanging valleys, cirques and mountain passes from the old mountainous plain.
, covers the high mountain plateau northwest of Jostedalen. 22 named outlets - "glacial arms or tongues" - flow from the plateau glacier, 11 of these into the hanging valleys running more or less vertically to the main valley, Jostedalen. Hanging valleys are found on both sides and can be seen as bowl-shaped openings high up on the hillsides.
Languages
English
Contact
- Breheimssenteret A/S
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