Mågålaupet

Mågålaupet (also written Magalaupet, Maglaupet og Måggålaupet)[1] is a 100-meter (330 ft) long, zigzag-shaped gorge in the river Driva in Oppdal municipality in Trøndelag, Norway.[2] The narrowest point is 1.5 meters (4 ft 11 in) wide.[3] The depth is estimated at 10 meters (33 ft).

The gorge consists of a series of large interconnected giant's kettles formed by the river Driva since the last ice age. The bedrock in the gorge is hard gneiss,[4] and Driva is eroding it at a speed of 1 millimetre (0.039 in) per year, equivalent to 10 meters (33 ft) in 10 000 years.

References
  1. Stadnamn.Kartverket.no: Faktaark - Mågålaupet
  2. Store norske leksikon: Magalaupet
  3. Rise, Ola J. (1947): Oppdalsboka. Oslo: Tanum, p. 20
  4. ^ Dovre, 1924: Opdal og Orkladalen. Kjenn ditt land, p. 30

62°30′00″N 09°35′14″E


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