Mongefossen

Mongefossen^[2] (lit. 'Monge-falls') is a waterfall in the Rauma Municipality of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.^[3]

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Mongefossen
Mongefossen seen from the nearby road
Location	Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Coordinates	62°26′34″N 7°53′43″E / 62.4428°N 7.8953°E / 62.4428; 7.8953
Type	Veiling Horsetail
Elevation	900 metres (3,000 ft)
Total height	773 metres (2,536 ft)
Number of drops	1
Longest drop	773 metres (2,536 ft)
Average width	23 metres (75 ft)
Run	610 metres (2,000 ft)
Watercourse	Monge
World height ranking	3[1]
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It is the fourth tallest single-drop waterfall in the world. It's located near the European route E136 highway and the Rauma River, which it flows into. There is some dispute as to the height, but it is generally listed at 773 metres (2,536 ft).^[4]

As is the case with many of Norway's waterfalls, it has been targeted for hydroelectric power, which results in a greatly diminished water flow during the summer tourist season.^[3]

Mongefossen also holds the distinction as being the highest waterfall in the world which may be viewed from a railway station on the Rauma Line, on the north side between the villages of Flatmark and Marstein.

• Old picture of the unregulated falls

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