Seven Sisters Waterfall, Norway
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 View of the Seven Sisters Waterfall |
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| Location | Stranda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| Coordinates | 62°06′31″N 07°05′24″E / 62.10861°N 7.09°ECoordinates: 62°06′31″N 07°05′24″E / 62.10861°N 7.09°E |
| Total height | 410 metres (1,350 ft) |
| Longest drop | 250 metres (820 ft) |
The Seven Sisters (Norwegian: De Syv Søstrene or Dei Sju Systrene, also known as Knivsflåfossen) is the 39th tallest waterfall in Norway. The waterfall consists of seven separate streams, and it is located along the Geirangerfjord in the municipality of Stranda in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The waterfall is located just south of the historic Knivsflå farm, across the fjord from the old Skageflå farm. The falls are about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) west of the village of Geiranger.
The tallest of the seven has a free fall that measures 250 metres (820 ft). The legend of the seven sisters is that they dance playfully down the mountain, while a single waterfall opposite the seven sisters (known as the Courter, or Suitor) flirts playfully from across the fjord. In Norwegian, 'The Suitor' is Friaren.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ "The Seven Sisters (De Sju Søstre)". World of Waterfalls. http://www.world-of-waterfalls.com/norway-de-sju-sostre.html.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Sju Søstre" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Sju_s%C3%B8stre/fosser. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
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