Kvålen
Kvålen is a hill in Aurland, Western Norway and has an elevation of 280 metres. Kvålen is situated nearby to the locality Tjørnsete, as well as near the hamlet Holo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Flåm Church and Leinafoss power station.
Flåm Church
Church
Photo: Eaglestein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Flåm Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Flåm. It is the church for the Flåm parish which is part of the Sogn prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
Leinafoss power station
Industrial building
Photo: 7rst1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leinafoss power station is an industrial building.
Rjoandefossen
Waterfall
Photo: Jun Kwang Han, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rjoandefossen is a waterfall in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about 3 kilometres south of the village of Flåm. The waterfall is 241 metres tall and has three vertical falls, of which the tallest is about 140 metres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flåm.
Flåm
Photo: LASZLO ILYES, CC BY 2.0.
Flåm is a village in Sogn og Fjordane county, at the innermost point of the Aurlandsfjord arm of the Sognefjord. Flåm is among the busiest cruise ports in Norway.
Kvålen
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 280 metres
- Also known as: “Kvalen”
- Category: landform
- Location: Aurland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.83178° or 60° 49′ 54″ northLongitude
7.12463° or 7° 7′ 29″ eastElevation
280 metres (919 feet)Open location code
9FG9R4JF+PVGeoNames ID
9651376
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Kvålen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Kvålen”
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