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Twenty-seven glaciers were measured in 2009. The on-going general retreat is continuing. Twenty-two glaciers retreated, three glaciers showed minor change, and two glaciers showed some advance. The measured glaciers constitute around 14 % of the glacier area in Norway.
At Jostedalsbreen, seven out of eleven glaciers retreated more than 20 meters. Kjenndalsbreen and Bødalsbreen in Stryn and Fåbergstølsbreen in Luster retreated 93, 52 og 59 meters. Kjenndalsbreen has retreated almost 600 meters since 2000.
At Folgefonna, three of five measured glaciers have retreated. Bondhusbrea in Kvinherad retreated 10 meters in 2009 and 300 meters since 1996 when the most recent advance culminated. Buerbreen in Odda retreated five meters, and the tongue seems to have stabilized in the same area as prior to the most recent advance. The glacier has retreated 227 meters since 1998. Gråfjellsbrea in Kvinherad retreated 19 meters and has retreated 228 meters since measurements started in 2002. A pro-glacial lake has been uncovered since the 1950-ies and has become almost 900 meters long. At Hardangerjøkulen, Rembesdalsskåka in Eidfjord has melted back 10 meters. The tongue has retreated 327 meters since 1997. Measurements at Midtdalsbreen at Finse in Ulvik show an advance of six meters, but this is probably a local adaption after fast retreat in 2007 and 2008. The glacier has retreated 109 meters since 2001.
In Jotunheimen the annual changes are smaller compared to the changes at the coastal outlet glaciers. Four glaciers melted back between 5 and 10 meters. Hellstugubrean and Storbrean has been measured since 1901 and 1902, and they have retreated almost 1100 meters in this period.
Engabreen, a northern outlet from Svartisen in Meløy has melted back eight meters in 2009, and 255 meters since 1999. Three glaciers in Lyngen have melted back 10 to 20 meters. Steindalsbreen and Koppangsbreen have retreated approximately 200 meters since observations started in 1998. an eastern outlet from Langfjordjøkelen in Loppa in West Finnmark melted back 53 meters. The glacier has retreated 372 meters since 1998 and 1166 meters since 1965.