Flåmselvi or Moldåni is a 40-kilometre (25 mi) long river in Vestland county, Norway. The river begins as runoff from the Omnsbreen glacier about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of Finse in Ulvik Municipality. The river is known as the Moldåni river in this area. It then flows through a series of lakes heading to the northwest where it crosses into Aurland Municipality. The Bergen Line follows the river to Myrdal. At Myrdal, the river goes over the Kjosfossen waterfall and it follows Flåmsdalen valley and heads to the north. When it reaches the village of Flåm, it empties into Aurlandsfjorden, a branch off the main Sognefjorden (Norway's longest fjord).[1][2]
| Flåmselvi Moldåni | |
|---|---|
 The river as seen from the Flåm Line railway | |
  Location of the river  Flåmselvi (Norway) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| Municipalities | Aurland, Ulvik |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Omnsbreen glacier |
| • location | Finse, Ulvik, Norway |
| • coordinates | 60°37′51″N 7°29′04″E / 60.63077°N 7.48443°E |
| • elevation | 1,532 metres (5,026 ft) |
| Mouth | Aurlandsfjorden |
• location | Flåm, Aurland, Norway |
• coordinates | 60°51′54″N 7°07′11″E / 60.86501°N 7.11963°E |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Length | 40 km (25 mi) |
References
edit- ^ "Flåmselvi" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Flåmselva" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-05-25.
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