List of glaciers in Europe

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]

  • Belvedere Glacier
  • Bors glacier
  • Brenva Glacier
  • Calderone glacier (Ghiacciaio del Calderone)
  • Canin Glacier
  • Careser Glacier
  • Forni Glacier
  • Frebouge Glacier
  • Lex Blanche Glacier
  • Lobbia Glacier
  • Loccie Glacier
  • Lys glacier
  • Madaccio Glacier
  • Mandrone Glacier
  • Mare Glacier
  • Marmolada Glacier
  • Miage Glacier (Ghiacciaio del Miage)
  • Montasio Glacier
  • Planpincieux Glacier
  • Platigliole Glacier
  • Praz-Sec Glacier
  • Presena Glacier
  • Sesia Glacier (Ghiacciaio del Sesia)
  • Toula Glacier
  • Tresero Glacier
  • Triolet Glacier
  • Vigne Glacier (Italy)

Norway

Romania

  • Scarisoara Glacier
  • Focul Viu Glacier

Russia

  • Academy of Sciences Glacier (Lednik Akademii Nauk) - Severnaya Zemlya
  • Albanov Glacier (Lednik Al'banova) - Severnaya Zemlya
  • Anna Glacier (Lednik Anny)
  • Anuchin Glacier (Lednik Anuchina)
  • Arkhangel Bay Glacier (Lednik Arkhangel'skoy Guby)
  • Brounov Glacier (Lednik Brounova)
  • Borzov Glacier (Lednik Borzova)
  • Bull Glacier (Lednik Bull)
  • Bunge Glacier (Lednik Bunge)
  • Chayev Glacier (Lednik Chayeva)
  • Chernishev Glacier (Lednik Chernishëva)
  • Dezhnev Glacier (Lednik Dezhnëva) - Severnaya Zemlya
  • Glazov Glacier (Lednik Glazov)
  • Goluboy Glacier (Lednik Goluboy)
  • Grotov Glacier (Lednik Grotov) - Severnaya Zemlya
  • Inostrantsev Glacier (Lednik Inostrantseva)
  • Karbasnikov Glacier (Lednik Karbasnikova)
  • Karpinskov Glacier (Lednik Karpinskogo) - Severnaya Zemlya
  • Kirov Glacier (Lednik Kirova) - Franz Josef Land
  • Kolka Glacier
  • Krayniy Glacier (Lednik Krayniy)
  • Kropotkin Glacier (Lednik Kropotkina)
  • Kropotkin Glacier (Severnaya Zemlya) (Lednik Kropotkina) - Severnaya Zemlya
  • Kupol Lunnyy, ice cap - Franz Josef Land
  • Lakrua Glacier (Lednik Lakrua)
  • Mack Glacier (Lednik Maka)
  • Malyutka Glacier (Lednik Malyutka) - Severnaya Zemlya
  • Middendorff Glacier (Lednik Middendorfa) - Franz Josef Land
  • Molochnyy Glacier (Lednik Molochnyy) - Franz Josef Land
  • Molotov Glacier (Lednik Molotova) - Severnaya Zemlya
  • Moschnyy Glacier (Lednik Moschnyy)
  • Mushketov Glacier (Lednik Mushketova) - Severnaya Zemlya[3]
  • Nansen Glacier (Lednik Nansena)
  • Neponyatyy Glacier (Lednik Neponyatyy) - Severnaya Zemlya
  • Nizkiy Glacier (Lednik Nizkiy)
  • Nordenskiöld Glacier (Lednik Nordenshel'da)
  • Obruchev Glacier (Lednik Obrucheva) - Franz Josef Land
  • Otdel’nyy Glacier (Lednik Otdel’nyy) - Severnaya Zemlya
  • Pavlov Glacier (Lednik Pavlova)
  • Payer Glacier (Lednik Payyera) - Franz Josef Land
  • Petersen Glacier (Lednik Petersena)
  • Pioneer Glacier (Lednik Pioner) - Severnaya Zemlya
  • Popov Glacier (Lednik Popova)
  • Polisadov Glacier (Lednik Polisadova)
  • Rikachev Glacier (Lednik Rykachëva)
  • Roze Glacier (Lednik Roze)
  • Rozhdestvensky Glacier (Lednik Rozhdestvenskogo)
  • Rusanov Glacier (Lednik Rusanova) - Severnaya Zemlya
  • Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky Glacier (Lednik Semënova Tyan-Shanskogo) - Severnaya Zemlya
  • Serp i Molot Glacier (Lednik Serp i Molot)
  • Severnyy Glacier (Lednik Severnyy)
  • Severny Island ice cap (Largest by area in Europe)
  • Shirokiy Glacier (Lednik Shirokiy)
  • Shokalsky Glacier (Lednik Shokal'skogo)
  • Schmidt Island ice cap - Severnaya Zemlya
  • Sonklar Glacier (Lednik Sonklar) - Franz Josef Land
  • Sredniy Glacier (Lednik Sredniy)
  • Stremitel’nyy Glacier (Lednik Stremitel’nyy) - Franz Josef Land
  • Taisiya Glacier (Lednik Taisiya)
  • University Glacier (Lednik Universitetskiy) - Severnaya Zemlya
  • Vavilov Glacier (Lednik Vavilova) - Severnaya Zemlya
  • Velken Glacier (Lednik Vel'kena)
  • Vershinsky Glacier (Lednik Vershinskogo)
  • Vitte Glacier (Lednik Vitte)
  • Viz Glacier (Lednik Viz) - Franz Josef Land
  • Vize Glacier (Lednik Vize)
  • Voyekov Glacier (Lednik Voyekova)
  • Vuster Glacier (Lednik Vuster) - Franz Josef Land
  • Yuzhnyy Glacier (Lednik Yuzhnyy)
  • Zemlya Georga Ice Cap - Franz Josef Land
  • Znamenityy Glacier (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.
  • Picos del Infierno: Infierno glacier.
  • Posets: 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

Images

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. International Glaciological Society. 56: 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
  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

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