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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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| Location | Hordaland, Norway |
| Nearest city | Odda |
| Area | 545.2 km2 (210.5 sq mi) |
| Established | 29 April 2005 |
| Governing body | Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management |
Folgefonna National Park has an area of 545.2 km². It spans the municipalities of Jondal, Kvinnherad, Etne, Odda and Ullensvang. The national park was opened by Queen Sonja on May 14th 2005. Folgefonna is a collective term for three glaciers in the park, of which the southern one is Norway's third largest glacier.
The first element is folge f 'thin layer of snow', the last element is the finite form of fonn f 'mass of snow, glacier made of snow'.
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