Kjelfossen
Kjelfossen (Template:Langx) is one of the highest waterfalls in Norway.
LocationEdit
The falls are located near the village of Gudvangen in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county.
HeightEdit
With a total fall height of Template:Convert, the waterfall is listed as the 18th tallest waterfall in the world. The tallest single drop is Template:Convert. The height of the waterfall has never been accurately measured, so there are discrepancies in its actual height. Some sources list it as Template:Convert tall.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="wwdb">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Accessed on 2020-01-22.</ref>
The waterfall is only about Template:Convert wide and has a flow of only Template:Convert. There are six drops in the falls.<ref name="wwdb" /> The largest of the three main drops (the one on the left) is officially named Kjelfossen, but is also known as Stor Kjelfossen. The middle falls is known as Vetle Kjelfoss, and the one on the right (and the smallest by volume) is thought to be unnamed.<ref name="wwdb" /> The falls are located just east of Gudvangen at the end of the Nærøyfjord. The falls can be seen from the European route E16 highway, just west of the entrance into the Gudvanga Tunnel. The falls are located about Template:Convert west of the village of Flåm and Template:Convert west of the village of Aurlandsvangen.
GalleryEdit
- Kjelfossen-Gudvangen.jpg
Part of the Kjelfossen
- Kjelfossen.jpg
View of Kjelfossen
- Kjelfossen 4.jpg
Kjelfossen
- E16-Gudvangen.JPG
View from the highway