Midtre Folgefonna Explained

Midtre Folgefonna
Map:Vestland#Norway
Location:Vestland, Norway
Coordinates:60.15°N 35°W
Type:Plateau glacier
Area:9km2

Midtre Folgefonna is a glacier located in the Hardanger region of Vestland county, Norway. It is one of the three glaciers that make up the large Folgefonna glacier. It is located on the border of Ullensvang and Kvinnherad municipalities between the Nordre Folgefonna and Søndre Folgefonna glaciers on the Folgefonna peninsula. In 1969, the glacier was listed at . In a book by glaciologist Olav Orheim from 2009 the area is listed as only .[1] The glacier drains partly to the Maurangerfjord to the west, and partly to the Sørfjorden to the east.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Orheim, Olav. Norske isbreer. Olav Orheim. 134. Norwegian . 2009. Cappelen Damm. 978-82-02-30865-0.
  2. Book: Atlas of glaciers in South Norway . 65,97,100 . Norges Vassdrags- og Elektrisitetsvesen . 1969 . Gunnar . Østrem . T . Ziegler . Oslo.
  3. Web site: Folgefonna. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2014-06-12.