List of glaciers in Europe
This is a list of glaciers in Europe.
Austria[]
- Eiskar
- Pasterze Glacier
- Schlatenkees Glacier
- Kitzsteinhorn Glacier
- Hintertux Glacier
- Rettenbach glacier
Bulgaria[]
France[]
- Mer de Glace
- Glacier d'Argentière
- Glacier des Bossons
- Glacier Noir
- Glacier Blanc
Georgia[]
Germany[]
Iceland[]
Italy[]
The Italian glaciological committee reports more than 700 glaciers in Italy.[2]
- Belvedere Glacier
- Brenva Glacier
- Calderone glacier (Ghiacciaio del Calderone)
- Marmolada Glacier
- Miage Glacier (Ghiacciaio del Miage)
- Planpincieux Glacier
- (Ghiacciaio del Sesia)
Norway[]
Romania[]
Russia[]
- Academy of Sciences Glacier (Lednik Akademii Nauk) - Severnaya Zemlya
- (Lednik Al'banova) - Severnaya Zemlya
- (Lednik Anny)
- (Lednik Anuchina)
- (Lednik Arkhangel'skoy Guby)
- (Lednik Brounova)
- (Lednik Borzova)
- (Lednik Bull)
- (Lednik Bunge)
- (Lednik Chayeva)
- (Lednik Chernishëva)
- (Lednik Dezhnëva) - Severnaya Zemlya
- (Lednik Glazov)
- (Lednik Goluboy)
- (Lednik Grotov) - Severnaya Zemlya
- Inostrantsev Glacier (Lednik Inostrantseva)
- (Lednik Karbasnikova)
- (Lednik Karpinskogo) - Severnaya Zemlya
- (Lednik Kirova) - Franz Josef Land
- Kolka Glacier
- (Lednik Krayniy)
- (Lednik Kropotkina)
- (Lednik Kropotkina) - Severnaya Zemlya
- , ice cap - Franz Josef Land
- (Lednik Lakrua)
- (Lednik Maka)
- (Lednik Malyutka) - Severnaya Zemlya
- (Lednik Middendorfa) - Franz Josef Land
- (Lednik Molochnyy) - Franz Josef Land
- (Lednik Molotova) - Severnaya Zemlya
- (Lednik Moschnyy)
- (Lednik Mushketova) - Severnaya Zemlya[3]
- (Lednik Nansena)
- (Lednik Neponyatyy) - Severnaya Zemlya
- (Lednik Nizkiy)
- Nordenskiöld Glacier (Lednik Nordenshel'da)
- (Lednik Obrucheva) - Franz Josef Land
- (Lednik Otdel’nyy) - Severnaya Zemlya
- (Lednik Pavlova)
- (Lednik Payyera) - Franz Josef Land
- (Lednik Petersena)
- (Lednik Pioner) - Severnaya Zemlya
- (Lednik Popova)
- (Lednik Polisadova)
- (Lednik Rykachëva)
- (Lednik Roze)
- (Lednik Rozhdestvenskogo)
- (Lednik Rusanova) - Severnaya Zemlya
- (Lednik Semënova Tyan-Shanskogo) - Severnaya Zemlya
- (Lednik Serp i Molot)
- (Lednik Severnyy)
- Severny Island ice cap (Largest by area in Europe)
- (Lednik Shirokiy)
- (Lednik Shokal'skogo)
- - Severnaya Zemlya
- (Lednik Sonklar) - Franz Josef Land
- (Lednik Sredniy)
- (Lednik Stremitel’nyy) - Franz Josef Land
- (Lednik Taisiya)
- (Lednik Universitetskiy) - Severnaya Zemlya
- (Lednik Vavilova) - Severnaya Zemlya
- (Lednik Vel'kena)
- (Lednik Vershinskogo)
- (Lednik Vitte)
- (Lednik Viz) - Franz Josef Land
- (Lednik Vize)
- (Lednik Voyekova)
- (Lednik Vuster) - Franz Josef Land
- (Lednik Yuzhnyy)
- - Franz Josef Land
- (Lednik Znamenityy) - Franz Josef Land
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:
- Aneto: the Maladeta and Aneto glaciers.
- Monte Perdido: Gabietous, Taillon and Monte Perdido glaciers.
- : Infierno glacier.
- : Llardana glacier.
- Vignemale: Oulettes and Ossue glaciers.
- Mont Valier: Arcouzan.
The pyrenees have a lot of small glaciers that have stopped moving or haven't been studied since becoming very small. For example, in the Monte Perdido masif there were many more glaciers, like the Grieta, the La cascade, the Marboré, the Paillas (two glaciers), and the Astazou. As of today these glaciers still have glacier snow and some, like the Astazou or the Paillas, that are the biggest, could be considered glaciers, but they haven't been studied in recent years.
Sweden[]
Sweden has a total of around 300 glaciers. The largest is Stuorrajekna in Sulitelma with an area of 13 km2.
Switzerland[]
- Aletsch Glacier
- Allalin Glacier
- Brunegg Glacier
- Corbassière Glacier
- Fee Glacier
- Ferpècle Glacier
- Fiescher Glacier
- Findel Glacier
- Gauli Glacier
- Gorner Glacier
- Haut Glacier d'Arolla
- Bas Glacier d'Arolla
- Hufi Glacier
- Kander Glacier
- Lang Glacier
- Lower Grindelwald Glacier
- Mont Miné Glacier
- Morteratsch Glacier
- Oberaletsch Glacier
- Oberaar Glacier
- Otemma Glacier
- Plaine Morte Glacier
- Rhône Glacier
- Saleina Glacier
- Trift Glacier
- Glacier de Tsijiore Nouve
- Glacier de Tsanfleuron
- Unteraar Glacier
- Upper Grindelwald Glacier
- Zinal Glacier
- Zmutt Glacier
- Vorab Glacier
Images[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Grunewald, Karsten; Jörg Scheithauer (2010). "Europe's southernmost glaciers: response and adaptation to climate change" (PDF). Journal of Glaciology. International Glaciological Society. 56: 129–142. ISSN 0022-1430. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ Comitato Glagiologico Italiano
- ^ "Lednik Mushketova". Mapcarta. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Triglav Glacier[permanent dead link]
- ^ Triglav National Park
- ^ Spanish Nature: Glaciers in Spain
- ^ Zaragoza University: Recent glacier evolution in the Spanish Pyrenees Archived 2008-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading[]
- "Glaciers in Italy". Italian Glaciological Committee. Archived from the original on 2005-04-28. Retrieved 2006-08-31.
- Glaciers of Europe
- Lists of glaciers
- Europe geography-related lists