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Hardangerjøkulen ( en, Hardanger Glacier) is the sixth largest 
Hardangerjøkulen's highest point is above sea level, and is the highest point in
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glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires dis ...
in mainland Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. It is located in the municipalities of Eidfjord and Ulvik in Vestland
Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, where t ...
county. It is located about northeast of the village of Eidfjord, about south of the village of Finse, and about west of the village of Haugastøl.
Hardangerjøkulen's highest point is above sea level, and is the highest point in Hordaland
Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipal ...
county. Its lowest point is above sea level. The thickest measurement of the glacier was thick, but it has been getting thinner during the 20th century.
Accessibility
The glacier can be easily accessed by skis from the north in the winter, from the village of Finse, which is only accessible by stopping at Finse Station on the Bergen Line railway.Recent history
The 1980 movie '' Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back'' used Hardangerjøkulen as a filming location, for scenes of the ice planet Hoth, although in the battle scene, miniatures were used on a set that used microscopic glass bubbles and baking soda to mimic the snowy territory.See also
* List of glaciers in Norway * List of highest points of Norwegian countiesReferences
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