Ullensvang is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre is the town of Odda. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Lofthus, Utne, Vikebygd, Alsåker, Botnen, Eitrheim, Håra, Røldal, Seljestad, Skare, Tyssedal, Jondal, Herand, Kysnesstranda, and Torsnes.
Eidfjord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Eidfjord, where the majority of the municipal population lives. The other major population centre in the municipality is the village of Øvre Eidfjord.
Tinn is a municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the traditional regions of Upper Telemark and Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Rjukan.
Bygland is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bygland. Other villages in the municipality include Åraksbø, Austad, Byglandsfjord, Grendi, Langeid, Lauvdal, Litveit, Longerak, Moi, Ose, Sandnes, Skåmedal, and Tveit. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs through the municipality, following the river Otra where most of the population of Bygland lives.
Hardangervidda National Park, at 3,422 square kilometres (1,321 sq mi), is Norway's largest national park. It spans from Numedal and Uvdal in the east and Røvelseggi and Ullensvang in the west across the Hardanger mountain plateau (Hardangervidda). Designated as a national park in 1981, today it serves as a popular tourist destination for activities such as hiking, climbing, fishing, and cross-country skiing. The Norwegian Mountain Touring Association (DNT) maintains a comprehensive network of huts and paths across Hardangervidda. The Bergen Line and the main Highway 7 cross the plateau. The park lies in Viken, Vestland, and Vestfold og Telemark counties.
Nordmannslågen is a lake in the municipality of Eidfjord in Vestland county, Norway. At 11.09 square kilometres (4.28 sq mi), it is the largest lake in Hordaland county. The lake lies on the great Hardangervidda plateau in the central part of the Hardangervidda National Park. The lake lies about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of the village of Eidfjord and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of the town of Odda. The lake is part of the headwaters of the river Numedalslågen.
Kvennsjøen is a lake in the municipality of Ullensvang in Vestland county, Norway. The 5.05-square-kilometre (1.95 sq mi) lake lies on the Hardangervidda plateau, inside the Hardangervidda National Park. The alpine lake is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) straight east of the town of Odda and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of the village of Eidfjord. There are over 500 lakes in Ullensvang municipality and this one is the largest of all of them.
Veivatnet is a lake in the municipality of Ullensvang in Vestland county, Norway. The 4.64-square-kilometre (1.79 sq mi) lake lies on the vast Hardangervidda plateau, inside Hardangervidda National Park. It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of the village of Lofthus and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of the town of Odda.
Halnefjorden is a large lake on the border of Vestland and Viken counties in Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Hol and Nore og Uvdal in Viken county and in Eidfjord municipality in Vestland county. At 13.61 square kilometres (5.25 sq mi), it is among the largest lakes located on the vast Hardangervidda plateau. The Norwegian National Road 7 runs along the northern shore of the lake, and that is the only road access to the lake. The lake is one of the headwaters of the river Numedalslågen.
Skaupsjøen is a lake in the municipalities of Eidfjord in Vestland county and Nore og Uvdal in Viken county, Norway. The 2.88-square-kilometre (1.11 sq mi) lake lies just north of the Hardangervidda National Park on the vast Hardangervidda plateau. The lake outflows to the river Skaupa, which flows into the larger lake Halnefjorden to the northeast. The nearest road access is the Norwegian National Road 7, which passes about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the lake.
Bjornesfjorden is a lake in the municipality of Nore og Uvdal in Buskerud county, Norway. It lies at 1,223 meters above sea level. It is drained by the Numedalslågen. Bjornesfjorden is situated in the Hardangervidda plateau and lies within the Hardangervidda National Park.
Hettefjorden is a lake in the municipality of Nore og Uvdal in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located east on Hardangervidda, just inside the border of Hardangervidda National Park. It is the Skiensvassdraget watershed.
Langesjøen is a lake in the municipality of Nore og Uvdal in Buskerud county, Norway. Langesjøen is located ln Hardangervidda. Djupa flows out of Langesjøen to form part of the Numedalslågen watershed (Numedalsvassdraget).
Ørteren is a lake in the municipality of Hol in Buskerud county, Norway.
Øvre Hein is a lake in the municipalities of Nore og Uvdal and Hol in Buskerud county, Norway. The lake is ;located in the eastern Hardangervidda and lies partly in the Hardangervidda National Park.
Geitsjøen is a lake in the municipality of Nore og Uvdal in Buskerud county, Norway. It lies east of the Hardangervidda mountain plateau, at the lower end of the catchment area of the river Djupa in the Numedalslågen watershed.
Setesdalsheiene is the collective term for the mountains to the west and east of the Setesdalen valley in Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder counties in Southern Norway. The river Otra flows through the valley between the mountains. This area is primarily located in the municipalities of Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Evje og Hornnes, Sirdal, Kvinesdal, and Åseral. The vast Hardangervidda plateau lies to the north and the Ryfylkeheiene mountains lie to the west.
Sandfloegga or Sandfloeggi is a mountain in Odda municipality in southeastern Hordaland county, Norway. It lies on the southern part of the vast Hardangervidda mountain plateau, and is the highest mountain on Hardangervidda when the bordering summits of Hardangerjøkulen and Folarskardnuten are omitted. The 1,721-metre (5,646 ft) tall mountain lies inside Hardangervidda National Park, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the European route E134 highway.
Norwegian National Road 7 is a national road in Norway which runs from the town of Hønefoss in Buskerud county to the village of Granvin in Hordaland county. The route is 387.6 kilometres (240.8 mi) long and runs east–west through Buskerud and Hordaland counties over the vast Hardangervidda plateau.
The Bjoreio, also known as the Bjoreia, is a river in the municipality of Eidfjord in Vestland, Norway. The river is 72 kilometers (45 mi) long, and it has a drainage basin of 627 square kilometers (242 sq mi). Its natural average discharge is 25.2 cubic meters per second (890 cu ft/s), but this is considerably less today because of hydroelectric infrastructure along the watercourse.
