Ramnefjellsfossen

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Ramnefjellsfossen (also, known as Utigardfossen or Utigordsfossen) is the third highest waterfall in the world, at a total fall of 808 m (2,685 feet) from five free-leaping cascades. Due to the small flow of water it is one of the few major waterfalls in Norway that has not be slated for hydroelectric usage.

The falls, which are located in the county of Sogn og Fjordane at the township of Stryn, Nesdalen in Norway, are fed by the Jostedal Glacier. They are easily reached by boat, sea plane or road. A campsite is located within hiking distance of the base of the falls.

The nearby mountain, Ranmefjell, has in the past hundred years has killed over 100 people as a result of landslides.

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