Våerskarven
Våerskarven is a peak in Tinn, Telemark, Innlandet and has an elevation of 1,268 metres. Våerskarven is situated nearby to the locality Stavdalsnutan, as well as near Hovdestaulnutan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,268 metres
- Description: mountain in Norway
- Also known as: “Vaerskarven”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rjukan Falls and Vemork.
Rjukan Falls
Waterfall
Rjukan Falls or Rjukanfossen is a waterfall in the western part of the Vestfjorddalen valley in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 104-metre tall waterfall is located on the river Måna, about five kilometres to the west of the town of Rjukan.
Vemork
Power station
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vemork is a hydroelectric power plant and a museum outside the town of Rjukan in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The plant was built by Norsk Hydro and opened in 1911, its main purpose being to fix nitrogen for the production of fertilizer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rjukan.
Rjukan
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Rjukan is a town in the Tinn municipality of Telemark, Norway. The town was founded in 1908 by Sam Eyde, who started the plan of building a city from scratch, after buying the renowned Rjukan waterfall to make electric power for fertilizer production.
Våerskarven
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Tinn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.88016° or 59° 52′ 49″ northLongitude
8.43274° or 8° 25′ 58″ eastElevation
1,268 metres (4,160 feet)Open location code
9FFCVCJM+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 9968045157OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
9148485Wikidata ID
Q31719721
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Satellite Map
Discover Våerskarven from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Våerskarven” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Våerskarven”
- Dutch: “Våerskarven”
- Norwegian: “Våerskarven”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Stavdalsnutan and Hovdestaulnutan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Norsk Industriarbeidermuseum Vemork and Heavy Water Cellar.
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