Melhusgjelet
Melhusgjelet is a locality in Aurland, Western Norway. Melhusgjelet is situated nearby to the locality Myrdalsvingane, as well as near Melhushaugane.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Berekvam station and Vatnahalsen Station.
Berekvam station
Railway station
Vatnahalsen Station
Railway stop
Photo: Jun Kwang Han, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vatnahalsen Station is a railway station on the Flåm Line in Aurland Municipality, Norway. It is located 1.13 kilometers from Myrdal Station, 336.93 kilometers from Oslo Central Station, and 811.3 meters above mean sea level. Vatnahalsen Station is situated 4 km south of Melhusgjelet.
Kjofossen Power Station
Industrial building
Photo: ashfay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kjofossen Power Station 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 Bergen. Kjofossen Power Station is situated 4 km southeast of Melhusgjelet.
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.
Melhusgjelet
- Type: Locality
- Category: gorge
- Location: Aurland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.77724° or 60° 46′ 38″ northLongitude
7.10272° or 7° 6′ 10″ eastOpen location code
9FG9Q4G3+V3OpenStreetMap ID
node 7265960503OpenStreetMap feature
natural=gorgeOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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