Harbardsbreen

Harbardsbreen
Location in Sogn og Fjordane

Location in Sogn og Fjordane

Type Mountain glacier
Location Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Coordinates 61°40′42″N 07°39′10″E / 61.67833°N 7.65278°E / 61.67833; 7.65278Coordinates: 61°40′42″N 07°39′10″E / 61.67833°N 7.65278°E / 61.67833; 7.65278[1]
Area 36 km2 (14 sq mi)

Harbardsbreen is the 10th largest glacier in mainland Norway. It is located on the south side of the Tverrådalskyrkja mountain in the Breheimen mountain range in the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.[2]

The 36-square-kilometre (14 sq mi) glacier is inside Breheimen National Park, just northeast of the Spørteggbreen glacier. The village of Skjolden lies 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of the glacier.

Its highest point lies 1,950 m (6,398 ft) above sea level and its lowest point 1,250 m (4,101 ft) above sea level.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Harbardsbreen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  2. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Harbardsbreen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  3. ↑ "De største breene i Norge - The largest glaciers in Norway" (PDF) (PDF). Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat.


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