Søndre Folgefonna

Søndre Folgefonna (English: Southern Folgefonna) is the third largest glacier in mainland Norway, and is the largest of the three glaciers constituting Folgefonna. The glacier is located at the base of the Folgefonna peninsula in Vestland county in the border of the municipalities of Ullensvang, Etne, and Kvinnherad. The highest point on the glacier is 1,660 m (5,446 ft) above sea level and its lowest point is 490 m (1,608 ft) above sea level.[1] The glacier is located inside Folgefonna National Park.

Søndre Folgefonna
Southern Folgefonna
Map showing the location of Søndre Folgefonna
Map showing the location of Søndre Folgefonna
Location of the glacier
Map showing the location of Søndre Folgefonna
Map showing the location of Søndre Folgefonna
Søndre Folgefonna (Norway)
LocationVestland, Norway
Coordinates60°00′N 06°20′E
Area168 km2 (65 sq mi)
Highest elevation1,660 metres (5,450 ft)
Lowest elevation490 metres (1,610 ft)

See also

References
  1. Store norske leksikon. "Folgefonna" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-06-12.


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