Torghatten is a
granite dome on the island of
Torget in
Brønnøy Municipality in
Nordland
Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...
county,
Norway. It is known for its characteristic hole, or natural tunnel, through its center. It is possible to walk up to the tunnel on a well-prepared path, and through it on a natural path.
On 6 May 1988,
Widerøe Flight 710 from
Namsos to
Brønnøysund crashed into the side of the mountain, and all 36 passengers and crew died.
Tunnel
According to legend, the hole was made by the
troll ''Hestmannen'' while he was chasing the beautiful girl ''
Lekamøya''. As the troll realized he would not get the girl, he released an arrow to kill her, but the troll-king of
Sømna threw his hat into the arrow's path to save her. The hat turned into the mountain with a hole in the middle.
The tunnel is long, wide, and high. It was formed during the Scandinavian
ice age. Ice and water eroded the looser rocks, while the harder ones in the mountain top have resisted erosion.
See also
*
Monte Forato, in the
Alpi Apuane
*
Moon Hill, in
Yangshuo County
*
Elephant Trunk Hill, in
Guilin
Media gallery
File:Trollhatten-july08.jpg, The large hole in Torghatten
File:Torghatten-track.jpg, The climb up to the hole is not too difficult
File:Torghatten Mountain, Southwest view 20150606 1.jpg, View from the south
File:Torghatten im Februar 2005.jpg, Torghatten in February
File:Torghatten Mountain View.jpg, Torghatten Mountain taken from Viking Sea
File:Hole in Torghatten Mountain 1.jpg, Closeup of the Hole 1
File:Hole in Torghatten Mountain 2.jpg, Closeup of the Hole 2
References
External links
Brønnøy municipality website about Torghatten
Brønnøy
Mountains of Nordland
Tourist attractions in Nordland
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