Flåmselvi Explained

Flåmselvi
Name Other:Moldåni
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the river
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Norway
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:Municipalities
Subdivision Name3:Aurland, Ulvik
Length:40km (30miles)
Source1:Omnsbreen glacier
Source1 Location:Finse, Ulvik, Norway
Source1 Coordinates:60.6308°N 7.4844°W
Mouth:Aurlandsfjorden
Mouth Location:Flåm, Aurland, Norway
Mouth Coordinates:60.865°N 7.1196°W

Flåmselvi or Moldåni is a 40km (30miles) long river in Vestland county, Norway. The river begins as runoff from the Omnsbreen glacier about 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flåmselvi . . 7 July 2011 . Norwegian . https://web.archive.org/web/20110602183136/http://nve.no/no/Vann-og-vassdrag/Verneplan-for-vassdrag/Verneplanarkiv/Sogn-og-Fjordane-arkiv/0722-Flamselvi/ . 2 June 2011 . dead .
  2. Web site: Flåmselva. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2014-05-25.