List of glaciers in Europe
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This is a list of glaciers in Europe.

Iceland

  • Barkárdalsjökull
  • Eiríksjökull
    Eiríksjökull
    Eiríksjökull is a glacier north-west of Langjökull in Iceland, with an area of reaching a height of , making it the largest table mountain in Iceland. Rising over above its surrounding, the lowest of a hyaloclastite tuya formed presumably by a single subglacial volcanic activity is capped by a...

  • Eyjafjallajökull
    Eyjafjallajökull
    Eyjafjallajökull is one of the smaller ice caps of Iceland, situated to the north of Skógar and to the west of Mýrdalsjökull. The ice cap covers the caldera of a volcano with a summit elevation of . The volcano has erupted relatively frequently since the last glacial period, most recently in...

  • Drangajökull
    Drangajökull
    Drangajökull is the northernmost glacier of Iceland. It is situated south-west of the peninsula Hornstrandir in the Vestfirðir region. The glacier covers an area of at an altitude of . It is the only Icelandic glacier entirely under 1 km height and also the only one that has not shrunk in recent...

  • Gljúfurárjökull
  • Langjökull
    Langjökull
    Langjökull is the second largest ice cap in Iceland , after Vatnajökull. It is situated in the west of the Icelandic interior or Highlands of Iceland and can be seen clearly from Haukadalur....

  • Hjaltadalsjökul
  • Hofsjökull
    Hofsjökull
    Hofsjökull is the third largest glacier in Iceland after Vatnajökull and Langjökull and the largest active volcano in the country. It situates at the west of the Highlands of Iceland and north of the mountain range Kerlingarfjöll, between the two largest glaciers of Iceland. It covers an area of...

  • Kaldaklofsjökull
  • Kambsjökull
  • Myrkárjökull
  • Mýrdalsjökull
    Mýrdalsjökull
    Mýrdalsjökull mire dale glacier" or " mire valley glacier") is a glacier in the south of Iceland. It is situated to the north of Vík í Mýrdal and to the east of the smaller glacier Eyjafjallajökull. Between these two glaciers is Fimmvörðuháls pass. Its peak reaches in height and in 1980 it covered...

  • Snæfellsjökull
    Snæfellsjökull
    Snæfellsjökull is a 700,000 year old stratovolcano with a glacier covering its summit in western Iceland. The name of the mountain is actually Snæfell, but it is normally called "Snæfellsjökull" to distinguish it from two other mountains with this name...

  • Tindafjallajökull
  • Torfajökull
    Torfajökull
    Torfajökull is a rhyolitic stratovolcano and complex of subglacial volcanoes, located north of Mýrdalsjökull and south of Þórisvatn Lake, Iceland...

  • Tungnafellsjökull
    Tungnafellsjökull
    Tungnafellsjökull is a glacier and volcano in Iceland. It has an elevation of and is located northwest of Vatnajökull glacier.-References:*...

  • Tungnahryggsjökull
  • Vatnajökull
    Vatnajökull
    Vatnajökull is the largest glacier in Iceland. It is located in the south-east of the island, covering more than 8% of the country.-Size:With an area of 8,100 km², Vatnajökull is the largest ice cap in Europe by volume and the second largest in area Vatnajökull is the largest glacier in...

  • Vindheimajökull
  • Þórisjökull
    Þórisjökull
    Þórisjökull or Thórisjökull is a small glacier and volcano in western-central Iceland, to the southwest of Langjökull glacier. It has an elevation of . Kaldidalur lies in the foreground.-Position:...

  • Þrándarjökull
    Þrándarjökull
    Þrándarjökull is a small glacier in eastern Iceland. It has an elevation of and is located from Vatnajökull glacier....

  • Þverárjökull

Norway

  • Austfonna
    Austfonna
    Austfonna is an ice cap located on Nordaustlandet in the Svalbard archipelago in Norway. Covering an area of 8,105 km² it is the largest ice cap by area and with 1,900 km³ the second largest by volume in Europe, after the Vatnajökull in Iceland Austfonna is an ice cap located on Nordaustlandet in...

  • Blåmannsisen
    Blåmannsisen
    Blåmannsisen is the fifth largest glacier in mainland Norway.Its highest point is above sea level and its lowest point is . Three outlet glaciers extend from the icecap. A small outlet spills over a subglacial ridge to the north damming an unnamed lake resulting in occasion outburst floods. To...

  • Buarbreen
    Buarbreen
    The glacier Buarbreen in is an offshoot of the Folgefonna glacier. It lies in Odda municipality of Hordaland county in Norway.-See also:* List of glaciers in Norway...

  • Folgefonna
    Folgefonna
    Folgefonna is a collective term for three plateau glaciers in Hardanger, Norway,* Nordre Folgefonna * Midtre Folgefonna...

  • Frostisen
    Frostisen
    The glacier Frostisen is one of the larger plateau glaciers in Norway. Frostisen covers an area of about , and is above sea level at its highest point and above sea level at its lowest point. It lies near Skjomen, a fjord branch of Ofotfjorden in the Ofoten district in northern Norway, located...

  • Gihtsejiegŋa
  • Harbardsbreen
    Harbardsbreen
    Harbardsbreen is the 10th largest glacier in mainland Norway. It is located on the south side of the Tverrådalskyrkja mountain in the Breheimen mountain range in the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway....

  • Hardangerjøkulen
    Hardangerjøkulen
    Hardangerjøkulen is the sixth largest glacier in mainland Norway, and is located in Eidfjord and Ulvik municipalities.Hardangerjøkulen's highest point is above sea level, and is the highest point in Hordaland. Its lowest point is above sea level....

  • Jostedalsbreen
    Jostedalsbreen
    Jostedalsbreen is the largest glacier in continental Europe. It is situated in Sogn og Fjordane county in Western Norway. Jostedalsbreen lies in the municipalities of Luster, Balestrand, Jølster, and Stryn. The highest peak in the area is Lodalskåpa at a height of .Jostedalsbreen has a total area...

  • Myklebustbreen
    Myklebustbreen
    Myklebustbreen, or Snønipbreen, is the seventh largest glacier in mainland Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Jølster, Gloppen, and Stryn in Sogn og Fjordane county...

  • Nordre Folgefonna
    Nordre Folgefonna
    Nordre Folgefonna is one of the largest glaciers in mainland Norway. It is the northernmost of the three glaciers that make up Folgefonna.Its highest point is above sea level, and its lowest point is above sea level.- References :...

  • Okstindbreen
    Okstindbreen
    Okstindbreen is the eighth largest glacier in mainland Norway, and lies in the mountain range Okstindan.Its highest point is above sea level and its lowest point is above sea level....

  • Spørteggbreen
    Spørteggbreen
    Spørteggbreen is a glacier in the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is the 12th largest glacier in Norway. It lies between the Jostedalsbreen and Harbardsbreen glaciers. The glacier lies inside Breheimen National Park...

  • Sulitjelmaisen
    Sulitjelmaisen
    Sulitjelmaisen ' is one of the largest glaciers in mainland Norway. Part of the glacier is in Sweden, where it is referred to as Salajekna. When the whole glacier is considered , is the largest glacier in Sweden. The glacier's highest point is above sea level and its lowest point is...

  • Svartisen
    Svartisen
    Svartisen is a collective term for two glaciers located in northern Norway. The system consists of two separate glaciers,* Vestre Svartisen , which is the second largest glacier on the Norwegian mainland after Jostedalsbreen* Østre Svartisen , which...

  • Søndre Folgefonna
    Søndre Folgefonna
    Søndre Folgefonna is the third largest glacier in mainland Norway, and is the largest of the three glaciers constituting Folgefonna. Its highest point is above sea level and its lowest point is above sea level.-References:*...

  • Sørbreen, Jan Mayen
  • Øksfjordjøkelen
    Øksfjordjøkelen
    Øksfjordjøkelen is the ninth largest glacier in mainland Norway.The highest point, elevation , on the glacier is also the highest point in Finnmark county. Its lowest point has an elevation of . The village of Alteidet in Kvænangen is located nearby, along the European route E6....


Georgia

  • Abano
    Abano Glacier
    Abano Glacier is located on the southeastern slope of Mt. Kazbek in the Kazbegi District of Georgia. The length of the glacier is and its surface area is . The maximum width of the Abano Glacier is .- References :...

  • Adishi
    Adishi Glacier
    Adishi Glacier is a valley glacier located in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in the Svaneti Region of Georgia. The glacier lies on the southern slopes of the Caucasus. The length of the Adishi Glacier is and its surface area is . The tongue of the glacier descends down...

  • Bokho
  • Chata
  • Denkara
  • Devdaraki
    Devdaraki
    Devdaraki is a valley glacier located on the northeastern slope of Mt. Kazbek. The length of the glacier is and its surface area is . The tongue of the Devdaraki Glacier descends to above sea level. Devdaraki is known for its intense surging properties that have caused significant destruction...

  • Dolra
    Dolra
    Dolra is a valley glacier located on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in the Svaneti Region of Georgia. The length of the glacier is and its surface area is . The tongue of the Dolra Glacier descends down to above sea level. The glacier is the source of the river...

  • Donguzorun
  • Gergeti
    Gergeti
    Gergeti is a glacier located on the southeastern slope of Mt. Kazbek in the Kazbegi District of Georgia. The length of the Gergeti glacier is and its surface area is . The tongue of Gergeti descends to above sea level. Most of the glacier is located within an old and eroded volcanic caldera,...

  • Ledeshdvi
  • Lekhziri Glacier
    Lekhziri Glacier
    Lekhziri Glacier is a valley glacier located on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in the Svaneti Region of Georgia. The length of the glacier is and its surface area is . The tongue of the glacier descends down to above sea level. Lekhziri consists of three separate...

  • Mna
    MNA
    MNA is a three letter acronym that can mean:* Member of the National Assembly of Quebec* Member of National Assembly of Pakistan* Merpati Nusantara Airlines, an Indonesian airlines* Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad...

  • Notsarula
  • Tsaneri
    Tsaneri Glacier
    Tsaneri is a valley glacier located on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in the Svaneti Region of Georgia. The glacier lies at and above the source the river Mulkhra. The length of the Tsaneri Glacier is and its surface area is . Tsaneri consists of two branches that...

  • Tviberi
    Tviberi Glacier
    Tviberi is a glacier located in the Svaneti Region of Georgia on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range. The length of the Tviberi Glacier is and its surface area is . The tongue of the glacier descends to above sea level. Tviberi represents a polisynthetic type of a valley...


Austria

  • Pasterze Glacier
    Pasterze Glacier
    The Pasterze, at approximately 8.4 kilometers in length, is the longest glacier in Austria and in the Eastern Alps reaching from the Johannisberg to above sea level. It lies within the Hohe Tauern mountain range in Carinthia, directly beneath Austria's highest mountain, the Grossglockner...

  • Schlatenkees Glacier
  • Kitzsteinhorn Glacier
    Kitzsteinhorn
    The Kitzsteinhorn is a mountain in the main chain of the Alps in the district of Kaprun, Salzburg, Austria. The Kitzsteinhorn is part of the Hohe Tauern range in the eastern Alps and reaches a height of above sea level. It was first climbed in 1828 by Johann Entacher.The summit can be reached...

  • Hintertux Glacier
    Hintertux Glacier
    The Hintertux Glacier is the tourist name for the glaciers of the Gefrorene-Wand-Kees, also called the Tuxer Ferner, and the nearby Riepenkees at the top of the Tuxertal, a side valley of the Zillertal in the Austrian state of Tyrol...

  • Stubai Glacier
  • Pitztal Glacier
  • Rettenbach glacier
    Rettenbach glacier
    The Rettenbach glacier is a glacier located near Sölden, in the Ötztaler Alps of Austria.During the winter the glacier is accessible by cable car and from spring time by car, using the Gletscherstraße....


France

  • Mer de Glace
    Mer de Glace
    The Mer de Glace is a glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the Alps. At long and deep, it is the longest glacier in France.-Geography:...

  • Glacier d'Argentière
    Glacier d'Argentière
    The Argentière Glacier is a glacier lying perpendicular to the Chamonix valley above the village of Argentière in Haute-Savoie département, south-eastern France.-See also:*List of glaciers...

  • Glacier de Bellecote
  • Glacier des Bossons
    Glacier des Bossons
    The Bossons Glacier is one of the glaciers found in the Chamonix valley of Haute-Savoie département, south-eastern France. It is on the north-eastern side of the valley, close to the Aiguille du Midi.-See also:*List of glaciers...

  • Glacier du Peclet
  • Glacier de Saint Sorlin
  • Glacier de Gebroulaz
  • Glacier de Sarennes
  • Glacier Noir
    Glacier Noir
    The Glacier Noir is a glacier in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps. It is located in the département of Hautes-Alpes.- Geography :...

  • Glacier Blanc
    Glacier Blanc
    The Glacier Blanc is a glacier in the French département of Hautes-Alpes. Its name derives from the fact that – unlike the nearby Glacier Noir – its surface appears pristinely white due to an absence of morainic debris.A glacier that is largely free of such moraines is generally described in...

  • Glacier des Glaciers
  • La Grande Motte

Spain

Glaciers in the Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada (Spain)
The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the region of provinces of Granada and Almería in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain, Mulhacén at 3478 m above sea level....

 and the Picos de Europa
Picos de Europa
The Picos de Europa is a range of mountains 20 km inland from the northern coast of Spain, located in the Autonomous Communities of Asturias, Cantabria and Castile and León, forming part of the Cantabrian Mountains...

 melted by the end of the 19th century. In 2006, ten small glaciers and six glaciers-glacierets remain in the Spanish Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...

. The largest are on:
  • Aneto
    Aneto
    Aneto is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees and in Aragon, and Spain's third highest mountain, reaching a height of . It lies in the Spanish province of Huesca, the northernmost of all three Aragonese provinces. It forms the southernmost part of the Maladeta massif...

  • Monte Perdido
    Monte Perdido
    Monte Perdido is the third highest mountain in the Pyrenees. The summit of Monte Perdido , located in Spain, lies hidden from France by the seemingly impenetrable peaks of the Cirques of Gavarnie and Estaubé. It is in the north of Huesca province...

  • Picos del Infierno
  • Posets

Italy

  • Brenva Glacier
  • Calderone glacier
    Calderone glacier
    The Calderone glacier located in the Gran Sasso d’Italia mountain group in Abruzzo, Italy lies just beneath Corno Grande, the highest peak in the Apennines....

     (Ghiacciaio del Calderone)
  • Canin Glacier
  • Careser Glacier
  • Crystal Glacier
  • Forni Glacier
  • Frebouge Glacier
  • Lex Blanche Glacier
  • Lobbia Glacier
  • Lys Glacier
  • Madaccio Glacier
  • Mandrone Glacier
  • Mare Glacier
  • Marmolada Glacier
    Marmolada Glacier
    The Marmolada Glacier is located on the mountain Marmolada in the district of Trentino in the Veneto region, Italy. It is the only glacier of the Dolomites section of the Alps. During World War I, the front line between Austrian and Italian forces ran over Marmolada, and Austrian soldiers built...

  • Miage Glacier
    Miage Glacier
    The Miage Glacier is a debris-covered glacier in northwestern Italy. It is situated on the southwest flank of the Mont Blanc massif, flowing from Col de Bionnassay into Val Veny. At around in length, it is Italy's longest glacier and also the largest debris-covered glacier in Europe...

     (Ghiacciaio del Miage)
  • Montasio Glacier
  • Platigliole Glacier
  • Praz-Sec Glacier
  • Presena Glacier
  • Toula Glacier
  • Tresero Glacier
  • Triolet Glacier

Sweden

Sweden has a total of around 300 glaciers. The largest is Stuorrjekna in Sulitelma with an area of 13 km2.

Switzerland

  • Aletsch Glacier
    Aletsch Glacier
    The Aletsch Glacier or Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps. It has a length of about and covers more than in the eastern Bernese Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais...

  • Allalin Glacier
    Allalin Glacier
    The Allalin Glacier is a long glacier situated in the Pennine Alps near the Allalinhorn in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of . The glacier is bordered on the west by the Allalinhorn, Rimpfischhorn and Strahlhorn. It is not to be confused with the Fee Glacier which...

  • Brunegg Glacier
    Brunegg Glacier
    The Brunegg Glacier is a long glacier situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of . The glacier is located north of Bishorn and Weisshorn.-External links:*...

  • Corbassière Glacier
    Corbassière Glacier
    The Corbassière Glacier is a valley glacier in the Grand Combin massif in the Pennine Alps in southwestern Valais. It is long with an average width of slightly more than and covers an area of ....

  • Fee Glacier
    Fee Glacier
    The Fee Glacier is a long glacier situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had a length of and an area of . It lies east of the Mischabel range, between the summit of Dom on the north and Allalinhorn on the south.The glacier is easily accessible via the...

  • Ferpècle Glacier
    Ferpècle Glacier
    The Ferpècle Glacier is a long glacier situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of .-External links:*...

  • Fiescher Glacier
    Fiescher Glacier
    The Fiescher Glacier is a valley glacier on the south side of the Bernese Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. in length, it is the second longest glacier in the Alps...

  • Findel Glacier
    Findel Glacier
    The Findel Glacier is a valley glacier in the Monte Rosa massif east of Zermatt in the Pennine Alps. It has a length of and covers an area of ....

  • Gauli Glacier
    Gauli Glacier
    The Gauli Glacier is a long glacier situated in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of .Famous for an plane crash of an American plane 1946 and its rescue mission. -External links:*...

  • Gorner Glacier
  • Haut Glacier d'Arolla
  • Bas Glacier d'Arolla
  • Hufi Glacier
    Hüfi Glacier
    The Hüfi Glacier is a long glacier situated in the Glarus Alps in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of .-External links:*...

  • Kander Glacier
    Kander Glacier
    The Kander Glacier is a long glacier situated in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of .-External links:*...

  • Lang Glacier
    Lang Glacier
    The Lang Glacier is a long glacier situated in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of .-External links:*...

  • Lower Grindelwald Glacier
    Lower Grindelwald Glacier
    The Lower Grindelwald Glacier is the western one and the largest of the two Grindelwald Glaciers in the Bernese Alps, south of Grindelwald, the other being the Upper Grindelwald Glacier.The Lower Grindelwald Glacier covers an area of ....

  • Mont Miné Glacier
    Mont Miné Glacier
    The Mont Miné Glacier is a long glacier situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of .-External links:*...

  • Morteratsch Glacier
    Morteratsch Glacier
    The Morteratsch Glacier is the largest glacier by area in the Bernina Range of the Bündner Alps in Switzerland....

  • Oberaletsch Glacier
    Oberaletsch Glacier
    The Oberaletsch Glacier is a valley glacier on the south side of the Bernese Alps, in the canton of Valais. It has a length of with an average width of just under and an area of about ....

  • Oberaar Glacier
    Oberaar Glacier
    The Oberaar Glacier is a long glacier situated in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of .-External links:*...

  • Otemma Glacier
    Otemma Glacier
    The Otemma Glacier is a long glacier situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of .-External links:*...

  • Plaine Morte
    Plaine Morte
    The Plaine Morte is a glacier located at an elevation of , in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The ice field, which covers , is located below the mountain of Wildstrubel in the Bernese Alps....

  • Rhône Glacier
    Rhône Glacier
    The Rhone Glacier, or sometimes Rhône Glacier is a glacier in the Swiss Alps and the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the Swiss canton of Valais...

  • Saleina Glacier
    Saleina Glacier
    The Saleina Glacier is a long glacier situated in the Mont Blanc Massif in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is adjacent to the Aiguille d'Argentière.-External links:*...

  • Trift Glacier
    Trift Glacier
    The Trift Glacier is a long glacier situated in the Urner Alps in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of .-See also:*Trift Bridge*Triftsee*List of glaciers in Switzerland*Swiss Alps-External links:*...

  • Glacier de Tsijiore Nouve
  • Glacier de Tsanfleuron
  • Unteraar Glacier
    Unteraar Glacier
    The Unteraar Glacier is the larger of the two sources of the Aar river in the Bernese Alps. It emerges from the association of the Finsteraar Glacier and the Lauteraar Glacier and flows for about to the east down to the Grimselsee near the Grimsel Pass...

  • Upper Grindelwald Glacier
    Upper Grindelwald Glacier
    The Upper Grindelwald Glacier is one of the two valley glaciers south of Grindelwald on the northern side of the Bernese Alps, in the Canton of Berne...

  • Zinal Glacier
    Zinal Glacier
    The Zinal Glacier is a long glacier situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of . The glacier gives birth to the Navissence River, which runs through a cave.-External links:*...

  • Zmutt Glacier
    Zmutt Glacier
    The Zmutt Glacier is a long glacier situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of .-External links:*...


Slovenia

  • mt.Triglav Glacier

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  • mt.Skuta Glacier

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