Svartisen

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glacier_name = Svartisen


caption = Engabreen, Svartisen
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location = Saltdal, Rana, Rødøy, Meløy, Gildeskål, Beiarn and Bodø, Nordland, NOR
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area = convert|369|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on|lk=on
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Svartisen is a collective term for two glaciers located in northern Norway. The system consists of two separate glaciers,
* Vestre (western) Svartisen (221 km²), which is the second largest glacier on the Norwegian mainland (there are larger glaciers on Svalbard) after Jostedalsbreen
* Østre (eastern) Svartisen (148 km²), which is the country's fourth largest. There are also a number of minor glaciers in the area, such as Glombreen in the northern part of Meløy, and Simlebreen in Beiarn. One of the extensions of Svartisen, Engabreen ends at the lowest point of any glacier on the European mainland, at 20 meters above sea level (in 2007). Svartisen is part of Saltfjellet-Svartisen national park, located in the Saltfjell mountain range.
[
Storglomvatnet (lake), which gets melting water from the glacier] Water from the glacier is collected and used for hydropower production.

ee also

*List of glaciers in Norway

External links

* [http://www3.dirnat.no/nasjonalparker/psmaler/park.asp?thisId=950013423 Direktoratet for naturforvaltning]