Mandalen

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Mandalen
Mandalen is located in Agder
Mandalen
Mandalen
Location of the valley
Mandalen is located in Norway
Mandalen
Mandalen
Mandalen (Norway)
Length75 kilometres (47 mi) North-South
Geology
TypeRiver valley
Geography
LocationAgder, Norway
Population centersMandal
Coordinates58°22′48″N 07°31′40″E / 58.38000°N 7.52778°E / 58.38000; 7.52778
RiverMandalselva

Mandalen is a river valley in Agder county, Norway. The 75-kilometre (47 mi) long valley runs from the lake Øre in Åseral municipality south through the municipality of Lindesnes and it ends at the sea at the town of Mandal in the south. The river Mandalselva runs through the valley. The side valleys are Ljoslandsdalen and Lognadalen.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Mandalen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 May 2009.