| Nordre Folgefonna | |
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 Folgefonna seen from the air | |
  Location of the glacierShow map of Vestland Nordre Folgefonna (Norway)Show map of Norway | |
| Location | Vestland, Norway |
| Coordinates | 60°12′N 06°27′E / 60.200°N 6.450°E / 60.200; 6.450 |
| Area | 26 km (10 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,640 metres (5,380 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 990 metres (3,250 ft) |
Nordre Folgefonna (English: Northern Folgefonna) is one of the largest glaciers in mainland Norway. It is the northernmost of the three glaciers that make up Folgefonna. The glacier is located on the Folgefonna peninsula in the Hardanger and Sunnhordland regions of Vestland county. The 26-square-kilometre (10 sq mi) glacier lies in the municipalities of Kvinnherad and Ullensvang. Its highest point is 1,640 m (5,381 ft) above sea level, and its lowest point is 990 m (3,248 ft) above sea level. The glacier lies almost entirely inside Folgefonna National Park.
See also
References
- "Største breer i Norge" (PDF) (in Norwegian). nve.no. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-05.
External links
Media related to Folgefonna at Wikimedia Commons
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