Sautso
Encyclopedia
Sautso is a canyon
in the river Altaelva
in Finnmark
in northern Norway
. It is around 10 kilometers long and 300 - 420 meters deep, and is the largest canyon of Northern Europe
. The Alta Power Station
is situated at the upstream (southern) end of Sautso.
Canyon
A canyon or gorge is a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. This forms a canyon. Most canyons were formed by a process of...
in the river Altaelva
Altaelva
The river Altaelva has carved out Sautso, one of the largest canyons in Europe on its way from the High Plateau of Finnmarksvidda down to the Altafjord. It lies in the municipality of Alta in Finnmark county, Norway...
in Finnmark
Finnmark
or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...
in northern Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is around 10 kilometers long and 300 - 420 meters deep, and is the largest canyon of Northern Europe
Northern Europe
Northern Europe is the northern part or region of Europe. Northern Europe typically refers to the seven countries in the northern part of the European subcontinent which includes Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Finland and Sweden...
. The Alta Power Station
Alta power station
Alta power station is a hydroelectric power station located on the Alta-Kautokeino River in Finnmark, Norway and is operated by Statkraft.The station is located 40 kilometers from the mouth of the Alta River, that receives most of the water from Finnmarksvidda. Below the power station the river...
is situated at the upstream (southern) end of Sautso.