Vettisfossen

Vettisfossen is one of Norway's tallest waterfalls, and the 284th tallest in the world. It is located in the mountain range inside the Utladalen Landscape Protection Area in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, .
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  • Type: Waterfall
  • Description: waterfall in Årdal, Norway
  • Also known as: “Mørkfos”, “Веттисфосс”, “Обшори Веттисфоссен”, and “ابشار وتیسفوسن”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hurrungane.

Locality
Photo: Arnemg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain range in … is situated 10 km north of Vettisfossen.

Vettisfossen

Latitude
61.37983° or 61° 22′ 47″ north
Longitude
7.946° or 7° 56′ 46″ east
Elevation
680 metres (2,231 feet)
Open location code
9FH99WHW+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 766771406
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
3131913
Wiki­data ID
Q38437
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Urdu—“Vettisfossen” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Ветисфосен”
  • Catalan: “Vettisfossen”
  • Cebuano: “Vettisfossen”
  • Danish: “Vettisfossen”
  • Dutch: “Vettisfossen”
  • French: “Vettisfossen”
  • German: “Vettisfossen”
  • Hungarian: “Vettisfossen-vízesés”
  • Italian: “Vettisfossen”
  • Mazanderani: “ئوشار وتیسفوسن”
  • Mazanderani: “وتیسفوسن ئوشار”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vettisfossen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vettisfossen”
  • Norwegian: “Vettisfossen”
  • Persian: “آبشار وتیسفوسن”
  • Polish: “Vettisfossen”
  • Portuguese: “Vettisfossen”
  • Russian: “Веттисфоссен”
  • Swedish: “Vettisfossen”
  • Tajik: “Веттисфоссен”
  • Tajik: “Шаршараи Веттисфоссен”
  • Urdu: “ویٹس فوسن آبشار”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Morklihalsen and Vettismorki.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Stølsmaradalsfossen and Hyljefossen.

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Worth a closer look: Bergen and Stavanger.

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