Mandalen
valley in Agder, Norway
Mandalen is a river valley in Agder county, Norway. The 75-kilometre (47 mi) long valley runs from the lake Øre in Åseral Municipality south through Lindesnes Municipality and it ends at the sea at the town of Mandal in the south. The river Mandalselva runs through the valley. The side valleys are Ljoslandsdalen and Lognadalen.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6747772. Authority coordinates are 58.380, 7.528. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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