Many tourists come to Norway to see the country's spectacular nature, including its high waterfalls. It is contested which one is the highest as it is difficult to measure the exact height, but Kjelfossen is often considered to be the highest with 840 meters. Søndre Mardalsfoss is estimated to be the second highest with 705 meters, followed by Mongefossen.
Highest waterfalls in Norway, by total fall
(in meters)
The total fall of some of the waterfalls, including Kjelfossen, are contested. Other sources list the waterfall Vinnufossen as the highest in Norway with 865 meters, which is not on this source's list.
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Statistics Norway. (November 1, 2013). Highest waterfalls in Norway, by total fall (in meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/588039/the-highest-waterfalls-by-total-fall-in-norway/
Statistics Norway. "Highest waterfalls in Norway, by total fall (in meters)." Chart. November 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/588039/the-highest-waterfalls-by-total-fall-in-norway/
Statistics Norway. (2013). Highest waterfalls in Norway, by total fall (in meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/588039/the-highest-waterfalls-by-total-fall-in-norway/
Statistics Norway. "Highest Waterfalls in Norway, by Total Fall (in Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/588039/the-highest-waterfalls-by-total-fall-in-norway/
Statistics Norway, Highest waterfalls in Norway, by total fall (in meters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/588039/the-highest-waterfalls-by-total-fall-in-norway/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Highest waterfalls in Norway, by total fall (in meters) [Graph], Statistics Norway, November 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/588039/the-highest-waterfalls-by-total-fall-in-norway/
