Mongefossen

Mongefossen
Location Rauma, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Coordinates 62°26′34″N 7°53′43″E / 62.4428°N 7.8953°E / 62.4428; 7.8953Coordinates: 62°26′34″N 7°53′43″E / 62.4428°N 7.8953°E / 62.4428; 7.8953
Type Horsetail
Elevation 900 metres (3,000 ft)
Total height 773 metres (2,536 ft)
Number of drops 1
Longest drop 773 metres (2,536 ft)
Average width 75 metres (246 ft)
Watercourse Monge
World height ranking 4

Mongefossen (English: Monge falls) is a waterfall in the Rauma Municipality of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located near the European route E136 highway and the Rauma River, which it flows into. There is some dispute as to the height, but it is generally listed at 773 metres (2,536 ft).[1] As is the case with many of Norway's waterfalls, it has been targeted for hydroelectric power, which results in a greatly diminished water flow during the summer tourist season.[2]

Mongefossen also holds the distinction as being the highest waterfall in the world which may be viewed from a railway station on the Rauma Line, on the north side between the villages of Flatmark and Marstein.

References

  1. ↑ "Mongefossen". World Waterfall Database.
  2. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Mongefossen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-10-27.


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