Vinnufossen

Waterfall in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
62°39′51″N 8°40′11″E / 62.66417°N 8.66972°E / 62.66417; 8.66972TypeTiered horsetailsTotal height845 m (2,772 ft)[1]Number of drops3Longest drop575 m (1,886 ft)Average width38 m (125 ft)Average
flow rate37.5 m3/s (1,320 cu ft/s)World height ranking6

Vinnufossen or Vinnufallet is one of the tallest waterfall in Europe and the eighth-tallest in the world. The 845 m (2,772 ft) tall tiered horsetail waterfall is located just east of the village of Sunndalsøra in the municipality of Sunndal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The falls are part of the river Vinnu which flows down from the Vinnufjellet mountain and it is fed from the Vinnufonna glacier. The falls flow into the river Driva near the village of Hoelsand.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vinnufossen". World Waterfall Database. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Vinnufallet". World Waterfall Database. Retrieved 2019-04-28.

External links

  • Media related to Vinnufossen at Wikimedia Commons
Authority control databases: Geographic Edit this at Wikidata
  • World Waterfall


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