Folgefonna
Folgefonna is a collective term for three plateau glaciers in the Hardanger region of Vestland county, Norway. They are located on the Folgefonna peninsula in Ullensvang Municipality, Kvinnherad Municipality, and Etne Municipality.
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 1,573 metres
- Description: glacier in Vestland, Norway
- Also known as: “Folge Fonnd”, “Folgefond”, “Folgefonden”, “Folgefonn”, “Folgefonnen”, and “Folgefonno”
Folgefonna
- Category: landform
- Location: Etne, Hordaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60° north
Longitude
6.33333° or 6° 20′ east
Elevation
1,573 metres (5,161 feet)
Open location code
9FG8282M+28
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Folgefonna” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ֆոլգեֆոնա սառցադաշտ”
- Catalan: “Folgefonna”
- Cebuano: “Folgefonni”
- Chinese: “福尔格冰川”
- Danish: “Folgefonna”
- Dutch: “Folgefonna”
- Finnish: “Folgefonna”
- French: “Folgefonna”
- German: “Folgefonna”
- Hungarian: “Folgefonna”
- Italian: “Folgefonna”
- Japanese: “フォルゲフォンナ”
- Macedonian: “Фулгефона”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Folgefonna”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Folgefonna”
- Norwegian: “Folgefonna”
- Polish: “Lodowiec Folgefonna”
- Russian: “Фолгефонн”
- Russian: “Фолгефонна”
- Spanish: “Folgefonna”
- Swedish: “Folgefonna”
- Turkish: “Folgefonna”
- Ukrainian: “Фолгефонна”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Buer and Strond.
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Highlights: Pyttahorga and Skorfestenuten.
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