Folgefonna

glacier in Vestland, Norway
Landform glacier Q281428
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Summary

Folgefonna is a glacier[1]. Folgefonna ranks in the top 4% of glacier entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Folgefonna is located in Etne Municipality[3].
  • Folgefonna is located in Kvinnherad Municipality[4].
  • Folgefonna is located in Ullensvang Municipality[5].
  • Folgefonna is in the country of Norway[6].
  • Folgefonna is on the continent of Europe[7].
  • Folgefonna's instance of is recorded as glacier[8].
  • Folgefonna's Commons category is recorded as Folgefonna[9].
  • Folgefonna's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60, 'lon': 6.3333333333333}[10].
  • Folgefonna sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+1651'}[11].
  • Folgefonna sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+1662'}[12].
  • Folgefonna sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+1648'}[13].
  • Folgefonna sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+1645'}[14].
  • Folgefonna covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+207'}[15].
  • Folgefonna's topographic isolation is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+29'}[16].
  • Folgefonna's topographic prominence is recorded as {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+1223'}[17].
  • Folgefonna's located in protected area is recorded as Folgefonna National Park[18].
  • Folgefonna's mountain range is recorded as Scandinavian Mountains[19].

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Geography

Folgefonna is in the country of Norway[6]. Located in include Etne Municipality[3], a municipality of Norway[20], in Norway[21]; Kvinnherad Municipality[4], a municipality of Norway[22], in Norway[23]; and Ullensvang Municipality[5], a municipality of Norway[24], in Norway[25], founded in 2020[26]. Folgefonna is on the continent of Europe[7].

Physical Characteristics

Folgefonna covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+207'}[15]. Elevations include {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+1651'}[11], {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+1662'}[12], {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+1648'}[13], and {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+1645'}[14].

Designation and Status

Folgefonna's instance of is recorded as glacier[8].

Why It Matters

Folgefonna ranks in the top 4% of glacier entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[2] Folgefonna has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Folgefonna is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . h-avis.no. h-avis.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . h-avis.no. h-avis.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . h-avis.no. h-avis.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Jondal Municipality, Ullensvang, Odda Municipality +3
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'hy', 'it', '
    Mountain range → Scandinavian Mountains
    Gnd id → 4320206-8
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
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