12 In front of Steindalsbreen (460 m.a.s.l.)

Steindalsbreen has a gently sloping front with scattered morainic debris on its surface. Meltwater streams emerge from both sides. The newly forming outwash plain in front of the glacier will likely expand in the coming years as the glacier front recedes. Measurements carried out during the last 30 years show that the glacier front has receded at an average rate of 10-15 m a year, and that this rate is increasing. The sign in the picture shows the position of the glacier front on 5th July, 1998.

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