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South Norway contains some of the sunniest parts of the country. While this is great news for folks who love touring its charming coastal towns and cities (especially, Kristiansand and Oslo, the country's capital), this is not so good for lovers of waterfalls. To make matters worse, most of the area's better waterfalls have been regulated for hydroelectric developments (such as Rjukanfossen).Even with that said, there are still charming waterfalls left to be seen if you go inland far enough. In fact, the mountains on the southern end of the Hardanger Plateau (or Hardangervidda) feed many of the drainages supplying waterfalls. There are also popular skiing areas that Southern Norwegians escape to in winter, which become places where waterfalls come alive in the spring. For the purposes of this discussion, South Norway pertains to the counties of Telemark, Aust-Agder, and Vest-Agder. This is because the waterfalls I have seen and chosen to talk about were in these counties. There will probably be more waterfalls in other counties on my next visit to Norway.
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