Nordre Folgefonna
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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 | |
  Location of the glacier  Nordre Folgefonna (Norway) | |
| Location | Vestland, Norway |
| Coordinates | 60°12′N 06°27′E |
| Area | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,640 metres (5,380 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 990 metres (3,250 ft) |
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