Mardalsfossen
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Mardalsfossen is one of the highest waterfalls in the world. It is located in the valley of Romsdal, Norway, in the municipality of Nesset.
The total fall is 705 m according to SSB, 657 m according to World Waterfall Database. The highest vertical drop, which is 358 m, is considered to be one of the tallest in Norway.
The water, which has been tapped for hydroelectric use, flows over the falls between the hours of 0900 and 2100, during the summer tourist season of 20th June to 20th August. At other times the water is channeled through the hydroelectric scheme.
In 1970 Arne Næss, the Norwegian founder of the Deep Ecology movement, tied himself to the waterfall in protest againsts the building of a dam.[1]
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