Thursday, January 27, 2011

Seven Sisters Waterfall

The Seven Sisters (Norwegian: De Syv Sostrene or Dei Sju Systrene, also known as Knivsflafossen) is the 39th tallest waterfall in Norway. The waterfall consists of seven separate streams, and it is located along the Geirangerfjord in the municipality of Stranda in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The waterfall is located just south of the historic Knivsfla farm, across the fjord from the old Skagefla farm. The falls are about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) west of the village of Geiranger.

The tallest of the seven has a free fall that measures 250 metres (820 ft). The legend of the seven sisters is that they dance playfully down the mountain, while a single waterfall opposite the seven sisters (known as the Courter, or Suitor) flirts playfully from across the fjord. In Norwegian, 'The Suitor' is Friaren.

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