Norways oldest ice found in central Norway
Norways oldest ice found in central Norway
Parts of the ice of the Juvfonne snow patch in Jotunheimen are 7600 years old, which makes it the oldest dated ice on mainland Norway.
A TUNNEL HAS BEEN CHISELED OUT OF THE OLD ICE OF JUVFONNE IN JOTUNHEIMEN, TO TAKE TESTS FOR ANALYSIS.
PHOTO: RUNE STRAND ØDEGÅRD, NTNU
PARTS OF THE ICE OF THE JUVFONNE SNOW PATCH IN JOTUNHEIMEN ARE 7600 YEARS OLD, WHICH MAKES IT THE OLDEST DATED ICE ON MAINLAND NORWAY.
We were a little surprised to find that the ice from Juvfonne was that old, says Rune Strand Ødegård, an associate professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technologys (NTNU) Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering in Gjøvik.
Between 9000-1000 years ago, the ice in this area melted as the climate warmed, which was at its warmest between 7-8000 years ago. The new results from Juvfonne suggest it might be possible to finding ice from the last ice age in the high-mountain areas of southern Norway.
There is likely even older ice, as this 7600 year old ice was found at an elevation of 1850 meters. The old ice found in Juvfonne is dated to the middle of the warm period after the last ice age, so its really exciting to have found ice that survived the last warm period, Ødegård said.
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http://www.heritagedaily.com/2017/05/norways-oldest-ice-found-in-central-norway/114711