These are the largest glaciers on mainland Norway. However, the 18 largest glaciers in the Kingdom of Norway are on Svalbard, including the second largest glacier in Europe, Austfonna on Nordaustlandet. In total, Norway has around 1,600 glaciers - 900 of these are in North Norway, but 60% of the total glacier area is south of Trøndelag. 1% of mainland Norway is covered by glaciers.
| Name | Area (km²) |
County in Norway | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jostedalsbreen | 487 | Sogn og Fjordane | 61°40′N 06°59′E / 61.667°N 6.983°E / 61.667; 6.983 |
| Vestre Svartisen | 221 | Nordland | 66°38′N 14°00′E / 66.633°N 14°E / 66.633; 14 |
| Søndre Folgefonna | 168 | Hordaland | 60°00′N 06°20′E / 60°N 6.333°E / 60; 6.333 |
| Østre Svartisen | 148 | Nordland | 66°38′N 14°00′E / 66.633°N 14°E / 66.633; 14 |
| Blåmannsisen (Ålmåjalosjiegŋa) | 87 | Nordland | |
| Hardangerjøkulen | 73 | Hordaland | 60°32′N 07°25′E / 60.533°N 7.417°E / 60.533; 7.417 |
| Myklebustbreen (Snønipebreen) | 57 | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Okstindbreen | 46 | Nordland | |
| Øksfjordjøkelen (Ákšovunjiehkki) | 41 | Finnmark, Troms | |
| Harbardsbreen | 36 | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Salajekna (Sállajiegŋa) | 33 | Nordland | |
| Frostisen | 25 | Nordland | |
| Gihtsejiegŋa | 25 | Nordland | |
| Sekkebreen/Sikilbreen | 24 | Oppland | |
| Tindefjellbreen | 22 | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Simlebreen | 21 | Nordland | |
| Tystigbreen | 21 | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Holåbreen | 20 | Oppland | |
| Grovabreen | 20 | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Ålfotbreen | 17 | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Fresvikbreen | 15 | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Seilandsjøkelen | 14 | Finnmark | |
| Smørstabbrean | 14 | Oppland | |
| Strupbreen/Koppangbreen | 13 | Troms | |
| Gjegnalundsbreen | 13 | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Vestre Memurubreen/Hellstugubreen | 12 | Oppland | |
| Spidstinden | 12 | Nordland | |
| Storsteinsfjellbreen | 12 | Nordland | |
| Jostefonn | 12 | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Midtre Folgefonna | 11 | Hordaland | |
| Veobreen | 9 | Oppland | |
| Langfjordjøkelen | 8 | Finnmark |
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“Write about winter in the summer. Describe Norway as Ibsen did, from a desk in Italy; describe Dublin as James Joyce did, from a desk in Paris. Willa Cather wrote her prairie novels in New York City; Mark Twain wrote Huckleberry Finn in Hartford, Connecticut. Recently, scholars learned that Walt Whitman rarely left his room.”
—Annie Dillard (b. 1945)