Langfjordjøkelen ( sme, Bártnatvuonjiehkki) is a

glacier A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such a ...

that is located in

Troms og Finnmark Troms og Finnmark (; sme, Romsa ja Finnmárku ; fkv, Tromssa ja Finmarkku; fi, Tromssa ja Finnmark, lit. Troms and Finnmark in English), is a county in northern Norway that was established on 1 January 2020 as the result of a regional reform ...

county in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

, making it one of the northernmost glaciers on the mainland of Norway. The glacier is located on the border of Loppa Municipality and

Kvænangen Municipality Kvænangen ( sme, Návuotna; fkv, Naavuono) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Burfjord. The European route E6 highway goes through the municipality and over t ...

. The highest point on the glacier reaches above sea level. Between publication of maps in 1976 and 2012,Norge-serien 10161 Oksfjord Kartside 33O13 the

snout A snout is the protruding portion of an animal's face, consisting of its nose, mouth, and jaw. In many animals, the structure is called a muzzle, rostrum, or proboscis. The wet furless surface around the nostrils of the nose of many mammals is ...

of the Langfjordjokelen is shown to have retreated by approximately . The glacier is currently being studied by

glaciologist Glaciology (; ) is the scientific study of glaciers, or more generally ice and natural phenomena that involve ice. Glaciology is an interdisciplinary Earth science that integrates geophysics, geology, physical geography, geomorphology, climato ...

s as the snout is retreating faster than any other glacier in Europe.

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Glaciers of Troms og Finnmark Loppa Kvænangen {{Norway-glacier-stub