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Fossen

Fossen is a waterfall along the Sjønstå River in in county, . It is about 9 kilometers upriver from the .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lakså.

Hamlet
Photo: Frankemann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Láksoavvo is a small village in in county, . The village has no permanent residents anymore due to its lack of a road connection. is situated 9 km northwest of Fossen.

Fossen

Latitude
67.17447° or 67° 10′ 28″ north
Longitude
15.82728° or 15° 49′ 38″ east
Elevation
300 metres (984 feet)
Open location code
9FVQ5RFG+QW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5659494510
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
9061687
Wiki­data ID
Q30598133
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Persian—“Fossen” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Fossen”
  • German: “Fossen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fossen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fossen”
  • Norwegian: “Fossen”
  • Persian: “فوسن (فاوسکه)”
  • Persian: “فوسن”

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