West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord

World Heritage

Norway

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The Geirangerfjord and the Nærøyfjord are located in southwestern Norway, northeast of Bergen, 120 km apart. They are part of the western Norwegian fjord landscape, stretching from Stavanger in the south to Andalsnes, 500 km northeast. The two fjords are among the longest and deepest in the world and are considered the quintessential fjord landscape, as well as among the most beautiful in the world. Their unique natural beauty derives from their narrow, steep crystalline rock walls, which rise 1,400 metres from the Norwegian Sea and extend to 500 metres below sea level. The steep rock walls of the fjords feature numerous waterfalls, and free-flowing rivers flow through deciduous and coniferous forests to glacial lakes, glaciers and rugged mountains. The landscape features a range of natural phenomena, both terrestrial and marine, such as submarine moraines and marine mammals.

# Crystalline rock wall

# Fall

Seven Sisters Falls making its way to the Geiranger Fjord

Geiranger fjord from Dalsnibba (zoom out)

Geiranger fjord from Dalsnibba (zoom in)

Panorama of Geirangerfjord from a position above Skageflå. The panorama shows the north side of the ...

View of the fjord

Geiranger fjord from climb parking lot (panorama)

A historical photograph of the fjord with Seven Sisters Falls

The Geiranger Fjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Geiranger fjord from the water (panorama)

Seven Sisters (De syv søstrene) and the Suitor (Friaren) waterfalls

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Information extracted from Wikidata

image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fiordo%20de%20Geiranger%20desde%20Flydalsjuvet%2C%20Noruega%2C%202019-09-07%2C%20DD%2061.jpg
instance of	fjord
located in the administrative territorial entity	Stranda
basin country	Josef Kirpal
executive body	Geirangerfjorden
location of creation	Geiranger
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/06xyqb
Commons category	Geirangerfjorden
coordinate location	Point(7.080555555 62.094444444)
Commons gallery	Geiranger
uses	4823072-8
country	Josef Kirpal
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fiordo%20de%20Geiranger%2C%20Noruega%2C%202019-09-07%2C%20DD%2045-48%20PAN.jpg

heritage designation	Category:Views of Pienza
start time	2005-01-01T00:00:00Z