| Nigardsbreen | |
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  Location of the glacier  Nigardsbreen (Norway) | |
| Type | Valley glacier |
| Location | Luster, Norway |
| Coordinates | 61°41′12″N 07°11′45″E / 61.68667°N 7.19583°E |
| Area | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) |
Nigardsbreen (English: the Nigard Glacier)[1][2][3] is a glacier arm of the large Jostedalsbreen glacier. Nigardsbreen lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the village of Gaupne in the Jostedalen valley in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located just west of the Jostedøla river.[4]
The Breheimsenteret museum is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south in the village of Jostedal. In front of the Nigardsbreen is the lake Nigardsbrevatnet where there is a small boat to transport visitors to the glacier. There is also a bus to take visitors to the glacier.
- ^ Porter, Darwin; Prince, Danforth (2003). Frommer's Norway. Chichester, UK: Wiley. p. 292.
- ^ Steves, Rick (2018). Rick Steves Scandinavia. Berkeley, CA: Avalon Travel.
- ^ Plant, Terry (1993). Nordic Journeys. Oslo: Scandinavian Film Group. p. 50.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Nigardsbreen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-09-09.