De Sju Søstre (The Seven Sisters)
The Seven Sisters (De Sju Søstre) is definitely the most famous waterfall in the Geiranger Fjord (Geirangerfjorden). It consists of several columns of water, which is how this waterfall got is name (as someone envisioned there was seven of these columns). Depending on the amount of snowmelt or rain, it's rare that you'll actually see seven waterfalls. The Seven Sisters are actually directly across from another waterfall called Friaren. There's a story about these falls, but I'll defer you to the Friaren page for it. You might also see that there are many different Norwegian spellings of the Seven Sisters. This is due to the fact that the word "sju" meaning "7" was the word "syv" in the older Norwegian tongue. Likewise, the plural form for the word "sister" which is "søstre" could also be "systre." Regardless of how you see this waterfall referred to, just realize that they are all talking about the same thing. However, the more formal name for this waterfall is Knivsflåfossen.
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The Seven Sisters dwarfing a cruise boat
Eastward view of the Seven Sisters
