Hardangerjøkulen

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Hardangerjøkulen (Template:Langx)[1][2][3] is the sixth largest glacier in mainland Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Eidfjord and Ulvik in Vestland county. It is located about Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of the village of Eidfjord, about Script error: No such module "convert". south of the village of Finse, and about Script error: No such module "convert". west of the village of Haugastøl.

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Accessibility

The glacier can be 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.[5]

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