Folgefonna
| Folgefonna | ||
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 View from the south |
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| location | Vestland ( Norway ) | |
| Mountains | Scandinavian mountains | |
| surface | 214 km² | |
| Coordinates | 60 ° 0 ′ N , 6 ° 20 ′ E | |
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Folgefonna (also called Folgefonni ) is the name of a glacier in the Hardanger region of Norway .
With 214 km² it is the third largest mainland glacier in Norway (after Jostedalsbreen and Svartisen ). The division into the sections of the glacier results in the following area distribution: northern Folgefonna 25 km², central Folgefonna 9 km² and southern Folgefonna 180 km².
location
The glacier is located in the high mountain region of the Folgefonn peninsula between Sørfjord in the east, Åkrafjord in the south and Hardangerfjord in the west. The glacier covers parts of the municipalities Ullensvang , Etne and Kvinnherad , which all belong to the Fylke Vestland .
The highest point of the glacier is 1662 moh. , the lowest 400 moh. The Folgefonna has several runners, u. a. Bondhusbreen, Blomsterskardsbreen and Buerbreen .
Subdivision
The Schild glacier has broken up into three ice sheets today. These are called Sønder Folgefonni , Midtre Folgefonni and Nordre Folgefonni . The entire glacier drains hydrologically in five water systems (Vassdragsnr. 042, 045, 046, 047 and 048). These in turn are subdivided into individual river systems so that the glacier is divided into a total of 27 different water systems. These usually also have their own water system number with a measuring point. Understandably, the amount of drainage cannot be precisely determined for a glacier of this size. The respective drainage area per water system cannot be precisely determined either. Not every water system number has a corresponding glacier name, while others can have several names, each denoting a glacier tongue that drains into the same flowing water. For example, the Buerelvi (water number 048.B1) has two named and one unnamed glacier tongue. The Buerelvi names the lower and upper Buerbreen .
Folgefonna National Park
Since April 29, 2005 the Folgefonna is the 25th national park in Norway. Both the glacier and much of the landscape around it are now protected, a total of 545.2 km². (See: Folgefonna National Park )
Emergence
The Folgefonna is not a remnant of the Ice Age. After the end of the last Ice Age, the ice quickly retreated and the surrounding ice melted away completely. It was only around 2500 years ago that the northern part of the glacier (Nordre Folgefonna) formed again during a period of low temperatures and increased rainfall. With periodic variations, it was roughly the same size as today's glacier. The remaining parts of the glacier have a parallel history.
Followon tunnel
An 11,150 m long tunnel was built across the mountain, which was opened in 2001. This gives Rosendal a connection to Odda .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Atlas over Breer I Sor-Norge 1988 pages B-38 to B-47
Web links
- Photos (Engl.)