Nordre Folgefonna

Summary

Nordre Folgefonna (English: Northern Folgefonna) is one of the largest glaciers in mainland Norway.[1] 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.

Nordre Folgefonna
Folgefonna seen from the air
Map showing the location of Nordre Folgefonna
Map showing the location of Nordre Folgefonna
Location of the glacier
Map showing the location of Nordre Folgefonna
Map showing the location of Nordre Folgefonna
Nordre Folgefonna (Norway)
LocationVestland, Norway
Coordinates60°12′N 06°27′E / 60.200°N 6.450°E / 60.200; 6.450
Area26 km2 (10 sq mi)
Highest elevation1,640 metres (5,380 ft)
Lowest elevation990 metres (3,250 ft)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Største breer i Norge" (PDF) (in Norwegian). nve.no. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-05.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Folgefonna at Wikimedia Commons