Kjosfossen

Kjosfossen is a waterfall located in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, . The waterfall is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Norway.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kjofossen Power Station and Vatnahalsen Station.

Industrial building
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is a hydroelectric power plant at Vestland built during World War II. Part of its power is used as railway traction current, i.e. single-phase electric power at 16 2/3 hertz, fed directly into the overhead wire of the railway to .

Railway stop
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is a railway station on the Flåm Line in Aurland Municipality, . It is located 1.13 kilometers from , 336.93 kilometers from , and 811.3 meters above mean sea level.

Railway station
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is a mountain railway station and junction, located in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, . It serves as an important railway station, connecting the Bergen Line to the Flåm Line local railway.

Kjosfossen

Latitude
60.74567° or 60° 44′ 44″ north
Longitude
7.13893° or 7° 8′ 20″ east
Elevation
765 metres (2,510 feet)
Open location code
9FG9P4WQ+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3089667909
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
9059052
Wiki­data ID
Q203406
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Ukrainian—“Kjosfossen” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Kjosfossen”
  • Dutch: “Kjosfossen”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كچوسفوسين”
  • French: “Kjosfossen”
  • German: “Kjosfossen”
  • Italian: “Kjosfossen”
  • Japanese: “ショース滝”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kjosfossen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kjosfossen”
  • Norwegian: “Kjosfossen”
  • Portuguese: “Kjosfossen”
  • Russian: “Кьёсфоссен”
  • Swedish: “Kjosfossen”
  • Ukrainian: “Кьосфоссен”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gamle Kjosfoss kraftstasjon and Reinunga stasjon.

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