Nordre Folgefonna

Nordre Folgefonna
Folgefonna seen from the air
Location of the glacier Show map of Vestland Nordre Folgefonna (Norway) Show map of Norway
Location	Vestland, Norway
Coordinates	60°12′N 06°27′E
Area	26 km^2 (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.^[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.

See also

• List of glaciers in Norway

References

1. "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