The Seven Sisters ( or , also known as ) is the 39th tallest waterfall in Norway. The tall
waterfall
A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge
of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...
consists of seven separate streams, and the tallest of the seven has a free fall that measures .
The waterfall is located along the
Geirangerfjorden in
Stranda Municipality
Stranda is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stranda, ...
in
Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in the northernmost part of Western Norway, Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the Molde (town), town of M ...
county,
Norway
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. The waterfall is located just south of the historic
Knivsflå farm
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, across the
fjord
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from the old
Skageflå
Skageflå is one of a handful of historic mountain farms on the steep mountainsides along the Geirangerfjorden. It is located in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Skageflå lies approximately above the fjord. The farm is a ...
farm. The falls are about west of the village of
Geiranger
Geiranger is a small tourist village in Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county in the western part of Norway. It is located in Stranda Municipality at the head of the Geirangerfjorden, which is a branch of the large Storfjorden (Sunnmøre), ...
. It is part of the
West Norwegian Fjords World Heritage Site
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.
Name
"The Seven Sisters" ( or ) is located on the northern side of Geirangerfjorden, and directly across the fjord lies a single waterfall called "The Suitor" (). The legend of the seven sisters is that they dance playfully down the mountain. Meanwhile, across the fjord, the suitor (or
courter) flirts playfully with them from afar.
See also
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List of waterfalls
This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it is at least tall and has an existing Wikipedia article, or it is considered historically sig ...
References
External links
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UNESCO HeritageSeven Sisters Waterfall - No. 1 in Best Places To See and Take Photos in Norway
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Stranda
Waterfalls of Møre og Romsdal