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The Sima Valley () is a
river valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over a ...
in the municipality of
Eidfjord Eidfjord is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of E ...
in
Vestland Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County governor (Norway), County Governor is based in ...
county,
Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. The long valley begins below Lake Rembesdal, with an elevation of , which is one of the sources of the Sima River. The valley then runs west along the river to the
Sima Hydroelectric Power Station The Sima Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality Eidfjord in Vestland, Norway. It stands at the mouth of the Sima River. The facility Lang-Sima operates at an installed capacity of , and has an average annual p ...
at the head of the Simadal Fjord, where the river empties into the fjord. Norwegian County Road 103 runs through part of the valley and then continues along the south side of the fjord. The Sima Valley is known for its waterfalls, including Rembesdal Falls (''Rembesdalsfossen'') and Skykkjedal Falls (''Skykkjedalsfossen''). It suffered catastrophic floods in 1893 and 1937. The valley had a population of 10 in 2017.


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Eidfjord Valleys of Vestland {{Vestland-geo-stub