Jostefonn, Jostedalsbreen National Park

#14 among attractions in Jostedalsbreen National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Facts and practical information

The Jostefonn glacier is located in Vestland county, Norway. It covers an area of around 11 square kilometres in the municipalities of Sunnfjord and Sogndal. Jostefonn was formerly a part of the large Jostedalsbreen glacier, but it is no longer connected to the main glacier. It sits inside the Jostedalsbreen National Park, about 10 kilometres east of the village of Haukedalen and about 7 kilometres northwest of the village of Fjærland. The Grovabreen glacier lies about 5 kilometres north of this glacier. ()

Local name: Jostefonni Coordinates: 61°25'27"N, 6°33'27"E

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Jostefonn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fjærland Tunnel, Grovabreen.

6.6 miNE
Tunnel
Fjærland Tunnel, Jostedalsbreen National Park
169 min walk • The Fjærland Tunnel is a 6,397-metre long road tunnel in Vestland county, Norway. The tunnel opened on 31 May 1986 and it is part of Norwegian National Road 5. The opening ceremony was led by former US vice president Walter Mondale who has family connections to Fjærland.
4.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Grovabreen, Jostedalsbreen National Park
124 min walk • The Grovabreen glacier is located in Vestland county, Norway. It covers an area of about 20 square kilometres in Sunnfjord Municipality in the Sunnfjord region. The highest point on the glacier sits at an elevation of 1,636 metres above sea level. The glacier is part of Jostedalsbreen National Park, just south of the lake Jølstravatnet.

Jostefonn, Jostedalsbreen National Park

Facts and practical information

Jostefonn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Fjærland Tunnel, Jostedalsbreen National Park

Grovabreen, Jostedalsbreen National Park