Flåmselvi

Flåmselvi

The river as seen from the Flåm Line railway
Other name Moldåni
Origin Omnsbreen glacier, Ulvik
Mouth Flåm, Aurland
Basin countries Norway
Length 40 km (25 mi)
Source elevation 1,532 m (5,026 ft)
Mouth elevation 0 m (0 ft)

Flåmselvi or Moldåni is a 40-kilometre (25 mi) long river in Norway. The river begins as runoff from the Omnsbreen glacier about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of Finse in the municipality of Ulvik in Hordaland county. The river is known as the Moldåni river in this area. It then flows through a series of lakes heading to the northwest where it crosses into Aurland municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county. The Bergensbanen railway line follows the river to Myrdal. At Myrdal, the river goes over the Kjosfossen waterfall and it follows Flåmsdalen and heads to the north. When it reaches the village of Flåm, it empties into Aurlandsfjorden, a branch off the main Sognefjorden (Norway's longest fjord).[1][2]

References

  1. "Flåmselvi" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Flåmselva" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-05-25.

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Coordinates: 60°47′38″N 7°06′15″E / 60.79389°N 7.10417°E / 60.79389; 7.10417


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