Physical
Descripition Information: |
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English |
Metric |
| Total
Height: |
2345 feet
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715 meters
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| Tallest
Single Drop: |
2345 feet
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715 meters
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| Number
of Drops: |
1
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| Waterfall
Type: |
Plunge |
| Average
Width: |
20 feet
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6 meters
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| Average
Volume: |
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| Maximum
Recorded Volume: |
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| Watercourse: |
Unnamed |
| Seasonality: |
Unknown
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| Seasons of Best Flow: |
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Location,
Directions & Maps: |
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| Continent: |
Europe |
| Country: |
Norway |
| State
/ Province: |
Rogaland |
| Locality: |
Lysefjorden |
| Specific
Location: |
Kjerag |
Latitude / Longitude:
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Related
Maps: |
No Maps Available
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Directions: |
Unavailable
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This waterfall drains a series of small ponds and tarns on top of the famous Kjerag, or Kiragg, a 1000 meter tall mountain which drops straight off into the Lysefjord. Because the falls have such a small drainage area - which doesn't appear to possess a lot of soil - the falls run off very quickly and dry out by the summer. When the falls do flow, the small stream sprays over 700 meters straight down to a large alluvial fan, before entering the ocean. The small volume makes the falls susceptable to being blown away in the wind, and appears to be difficult to photograph in a favorable way unless the stream is running high. While the height is significant in both the case of the uninterupted drop and as a whole, the bottom line is this isn't a significant waterfall. |
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Related
Pictures and Links: |
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http://www.norwegen-freunde.com/chris/Wandern/Kjerag.html
http://sepwww.stanford.edu/~morgan/images/scenery/norway/kjeragbolten/html/kj10-base-jumper-cliff.ht...
http://sepwww.stanford.edu/~morgan/images/scenery/norway/kjeragbolten/html/kj18-lysefjord-ferry-pano...
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2006-09-25 - Updated information. |
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