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   Known Alternate Names:

    Utigardsfossen, Utig?rdsfossen

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Visual Magnitude:

91

Absolute Magnitude:

104

BWR (Class):

4.06  (Class 5)

Scenic Rating:
(graded on a curve)

94 / 100

   Grandeur:

31.5 / 35

   Scenery:

35 / 35

   Volume:

4 / 10

   Height:

10 / 10

   Width:

4 / 10

English

Metric

Total Height:

2685 feet

818 meters

Tallest Single Drop:

1968 feet

600 meters

Number of Drops:

3

Waterfall Type:

Horsetail, Horsetail, Cascades

Average Width:

75 feet

23 meters

Average Volume:

Maximum Recorded Volume:

Watercourse:

Utigardselva

Seasonality:

Perennial

Seasons of Best Flow:

1

Continent:

Europe

Country:

Norway

State / Province:

Sogn Og Fjordane

Locality:

Stryn

Specific Location:

Nesdal

Latitude / Longitude:

Related Maps:

Statkart

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Directions:

Unavailable

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More commonly this waterfall is known as Utigardsfossen. However, it appears this name is outdated and no longer in use. The height of the falls is often given as 1968 feet, which only accounts for the steepest part of the falls. The figure of 2685' includes the cascades from the terminus of the Ramnefjellsbreen Glacier, as well as any cascades below the main part of the falls. Pictures that were recently submitted to the WWD by Juha Asikainen have shown Ramnefjellsfossen to possess a much higher volume of water than we had previously suspected. This is indeed one of the best waterfalls in the world.

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http://www.photographica.no/lesestoff/reise/images/nordfj7.jpg
http://community.webshots.com/photo/1033438/2823248GissqROBJE
http://www.riksantikvaren.no/galleri/manedens_bilde/2003_april.htm

2005-09-12 - Added pictures, Updated ratings

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