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   Known Alternate Names:

    M?rkfos

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Visual Magnitude:

91

Absolute Magnitude:

103

BWR (Class):

3.75  (Class 4)

Scenic Rating:
(graded on a curve)

76 / 100

   Grandeur:

24 / 35

   Scenery:

24 / 35

   Volume:

8 / 10

   Height:

6 / 10

   Width:

5 / 10

English

Metric

Total Height:

902 feet

275 meters

Tallest Single Drop:

902 feet

275 meters

Number of Drops:

1

Waterfall Type:

Plunge

Average Width:

75 feet

23 meters

Average Volume:

Maximum Recorded Volume:

Watercourse:

Morked?la

Seasonality:

Perennial

Seasons of Best Flow:

Year Round

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Continent:

Europe

Country:

Norway

State / Province:

Sogn Og Fjordane

Locality:

?rdal

Specific Location:

Hjelle

Latitude / Longitude:

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Directions:

Unavailable

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Vettisfossen is widely (and mistakenly) claimed to be the tallest waterfall in Norway. It may, however, possess the tallest sheer drop of any waterfall in Norway (we're not absolutely sure, Mardalsfossen may have a taller drop). During the winter, the falls have been known to freeze entirely, forming almost 1000 feet of vertical icicles. The falls were, at one time, referenced as M?rkfos.

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2006-03-22 - Updated information

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