Earth:West Svartisen Ice-cap

The West Svartisen Ice-cap is an ice cap glacier, occupying 201 square kilometres (78 sq mi) of the coastal area of central Norway , just inside the Arctic Circle. Most of the glacier is around 1000 metres above sea level on a high plateau. The ice-cap owes its existence to the high snowfall rates in the region, rather than the cold temperatures, similar to other glacier close by such as the Jostedalsbreen glacier. The surface on the top of the plateau feeds many outlet glaciers, including the Engabreen glacier. The status of the glacier is unknown, although some of the outlet glaciers are advancing and gaining ice mass.