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List of glaciers in Europe

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Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland.

This is a list of glaciers in Europe.

Austria

Bulgaria

France

Georgia

Germany

Iceland

Italy

The Italian glaciological committee reports more than 700 glaciers in Italy.[2]

Norway

Romania

Russia

Slovenia

Spain

Glaciers in the Sierra Nevada and the Picos de Europa melted by the end of the 19th century. In 2006, ten small glaciers and six glaciers-glacierets remain in the Spanish Pyrenees.[6][7] The largest are on:

Sweden

Sweden has a total of around 300 glaciers. The largest is Stuorrajekna in Sulitelma with an area of 13 km2.

Switzerland

Images

Schlatenkees Glacier, Austria.
View of Inostrantsev Glacier, Novaya Zemlya.
Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland.

See also

References

  1. ^ Grunewald, Karsten; Jörg Scheithauer (2010). "Europe's southernmost glaciers: response and adaptation to climate change" (PDF). Journal of Glaciology. 56. International Glaciological Society: 129–142. ISSN 0022-1430. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. ^ Comitato Glagiologico Italiano
  3. ^ "Lednik Mushketova". Mapcarta. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ^ Triglav Glacier[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Triglav National Park
  6. ^ Spanish Nature: Glaciers in Spain
  7. ^ Zaragoza University: Recent glacier evolution in the Spanish Pyrenees Archived 2008-08-19 at the Wayback Machine

Further reading