Espeland Falls

Espeland Falls
Location Granvin, Norway
Coordinates 60°35′53″N 6°49′20″E / 60.5981°N 6.8221°E / 60.5981; 6.8221Coordinates: 60°35′53″N 6°49′20″E / 60.5981°N 6.8221°E / 60.5981; 6.8221
Type Tiered Horsetail
Elevation 415 metres (1,362 ft)
Total height 75 metres (246 ft)
Number of drops 2
Average width 24 metres (79 ft)

Espeland Falls[1][2][3] (Norwegian: Espelandsfossen) is a 75-metre (246 ft) tall waterfall located in the Espeland Valley[4] (Norwegian: Espelandsdalen) in the municipality of Granvin in Hordaland county, Norway. The falls are located just above large Lake Espeland[5][6] (Norwegian: Espelandsvatnet), near the border of Granvin and neighboring municipality of Ulvik.[7]

Due to an urban legend, Espeland Falls is sometimes erroneously claimed to be 2,307 feet (703 m) tall. One theory is that the erroneous information may have originated from a misunderstanding of the concept Meters of Head in relation to the development of the Espeland River (Norwegian: Espelandselvi) for hydropower. Another theory is that there may have been a mixup with Skrikjofossen in Lofthus, Ullensvang, a 455 m waterfall located about 60 km south of Espeland Falls.

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References

  1. ↑ General Studies Paper I for Civil Services Preliminary Examinations. 2015. New Delhi: McGraw Hill, p. 60.
  2. ↑ Braekstad, H. L. 1896. The Right Way to See Norway. The English Illustrated Magazine, p. 467.
  3. ↑ Janus: The history of Janus.
  4. ↑ Langåker, Margrete Øie. 2014. Joberget Tunnel – Analysis of Stability and Support Design for Tunneling in Soil. Trondheim: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Geology and Mineral Resources Engineering, p. 8.
  5. ↑ Gullick, C. F. W. R., & E. A. Aste. 1943. Norway, vol. 2. London: Naval Intelligence Division, p. 204.
  6. ↑ Thomas Cook Ltd. 1901. Cook's Handbook to Norway: With the Principal Routes to Sweden and Denmark. London: T. Cook & Son, p. 73.
  7. ↑ "World Waterfall Database". Retrieved 2014-05-20.


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