Skarforsen
Skarforsen is a waterfall in Rana Municipality, Nordland. Skarforsen is situated nearby to the hamlet Illgruben, as well as near the locality Granhaugen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ildgrubfossen power station and Rana Hydroelectric Power Station.
Ildgrubfossen power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ildgrubfossen power station is an industrial building.
Rana Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rana Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of 500 MW, with an average annual production of about 2,100 gigawatt-hours. Rana Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 3½ km west of Skarforsen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Selfors and Mo i Rana.
Selfors
Suburb
Photo: Sandivas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Selfors is a neighborhood in the town of Mo i Rana in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Selfors sits on the northern shore of the river Ranelva in the northeastern part of the town of Mo i Rana. Selfors is situated 8 km northwest of Skarforsen.
Mo i Rana
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Mo i Rana is a town in the municipality of Rana, Helgeland, Nordland, located 80 km south of the Arctic Circle. It is the second largest town in Nordland.
Skarforsen
- Type: Waterfall
- Category: body of water
- Location: Rana Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
66.29425° or 66° 17′ 39″ northLongitude
14.35364° or 14° 21′ 13″ eastElevation
280 metres (919 feet)Open location code
9FRP79V3+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 7898665332OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
9060631
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In Other Languages
“Skarforsen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Skarforsen”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Skarholman and Austre Illgrubforsen.
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