Søndre Folgefonna
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Søndre Folgefonna is the third largest glacier
in mainland Norway
, and is the largest of the three glaciers constituting Folgefonna
. Its highest point is 1660 m (5,446 ft) above sea level and its lowest point is 490 m (1,608 ft) above sea level.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
in mainland Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, and is the largest of the three glaciers constituting Folgefonna
Folgefonna
Folgefonna is a collective term for three plateau glaciers in Hardanger, Norway,* Nordre Folgefonna * Midtre Folgefonna...
. Its highest point is 1660 m (5,446 ft) above sea level and its lowest point is 490 m (1,608 ft) above sea level.