Briksdalsbreen
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Briksdalsbreen is one of the most accessible and best known arms of the Jostedalsbreen glacier. Briksdalsbreen lies on the north side of the Jostedalsbreen, in Briksdalen (the Briks valley), up the Oldedalen in Stryn municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It lies in the Jostedalsbreen National Park. Briksdalsbreen terminates in a small glacial lake, Briksdalsbrevatnet, which lies 346 meters above sea level.[1]
The front of the glacier has receded significantly in recent years. In 1996–97 the glacier front extended to the current outlet of the Briksdalsbrevatnet. In 2004 the front lay 230 meters back from the Briksdalsbrevatnet outlet.
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- Briksdalsbreen in Jostedal Glacier National Park
- useful Briksdalsbreen tourist site
- Directorate for Nature Management - National Parks
- Sequence of photos showing the melting
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Article translated from the equivalent article in Norwegian (see interwiki link).
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