The valley is one of the side valleys that branch off of the large Gudbrandsdalen valley. It lies on the northern edge of Jotunheimen National Park. Historically, the Ottadalen has been widely used as a transportation artery between western and eastern Norway through the Breidalen valley in Skjåk to Stryn, through the Breidalskrysset to Stranda, along the Jostedalsbreen glacier to the Jostedalen valley and Luster, and across the Sognefjellet to Sogn. There is also a road from Vågå, through Jotunheimen to Fagernes.
The Otta River flows through the valley. The Otta River begins in the municipality of Skjåk and flows into lake Vågåvatnet. Exiting Vågåvatnet at Vågåmo, it continues its journey through the valley, leaving the municipality of Vågå to meet the Gudbrandsdalslågen river at the town of Otta in the municipality of Sel.[4]
Reinheimen National Park, which consists of much of the Tafjordfjella mountain range, includes the reindeer habitat in the northern part of the Ottadalen valley.[5]
^Peppoloni, Silvia; Di Capua, G. (2015). Geoethics: the Role and Responsibility of Geoscientists. London: The Geological Society. p. 8.
^Doré, A. (2002). Exhumation of the North Atlantic Margin: Timing, Mechanisms and Implications for Petroleum Exploration. London: The Geological Society. p. 105.
ottadalen, english, otta, valley, valley, municipalities, skjåk, vågå, innlandet, county, norway, otta, river, town, ottalocation, valleyshow, innlandet, norway, show, norwaylong, axis, directione, wgeologytyperiver, valleygeographylocationinnlandet, norwaycoo. Ottadalen English Otta Valley 1 2 3 is a valley in the municipalities of Skjak Lom Vaga and Sel in Innlandet county Norway 4 OttadalenThe Otta River at the town of OttaOttadalenLocation of the valleyShow map of InnlandetOttadalenOttadalen Norway Show map of NorwayLong axis directionE WGeologyTypeRiver valleyGeographyLocationInnlandet NorwayCoordinates61 47 40 N 9 17 53 E 61 79435 N 9 29795 E 61 79435 9 29795 Coordinates 61 47 40 N 9 17 53 E 61 79435 N 9 29795 E 61 79435 9 29795 The valley is one of the side valleys that branch off of the large Gudbrandsdalen valley It lies on the northern edge of Jotunheimen National Park Historically the Ottadalen has been widely used as a transportation artery between western and eastern Norway through the Breidalen valley in Skjak to Stryn through the Breidalskrysset to Stranda along the Jostedalsbreen glacier to the Jostedalen valley and Luster and across the Sognefjellet to Sogn There is also a road from Vaga through Jotunheimen to Fagernes The Otta River flows through the valley The Otta River begins in the municipality of Skjak and flows into lake Vagavatnet Exiting Vagavatnet at Vagamo it continues its journey through the valley leaving the municipality of Vaga to meet the Gudbrandsdalslagen river at the town of Otta in the municipality of Sel 4 Reinheimen National Park which consists of much of the Tafjordfjella mountain range includes the reindeer habitat in the northern part of the Ottadalen valley 5 Ottadalen valleySee also EditOtta sealReferences Edit Peppoloni Silvia Di Capua G 2015 Geoethics the Role and Responsibility of Geoscientists London The Geological Society p 8 Dore A 2002 Exhumation of the North Atlantic Margin Timing Mechanisms and Implications for Petroleum Exploration London The Geological Society p 105 Lemmer Gerhard Frey Elke Rahe Helga 2001 Norway Basingstoke UK GeoCenter p 148 a b Thorsnaes Geir ed 14 January 2020 Ottadalen Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 24 April 2022 Reinheimen Area Mountains Guide NorWaves com External links EditFjuken local newspaper for the Ottadalen area Otta website This Innlandet location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ottadalen amp oldid 1084518075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
