The Geirangerfjord (Geirangerfjorden) is a fjord in the region Sunnmøre which is located southernmost in the county Møre og Romsdal in Norway. It is a 15 kilometer long branch of Storfjord. Innermost in the fjord lies the small town Geiranger. Lysefjorden in Norway A fjord (IPA or ; sometimes written fiord, notably in New Zealand English) is a glacially overdeepened valley, usually narrow and steep-sided, extending below sea level and filled with salt water. ... Sunnmøre (lit. ... Møre og Romsdal is a county in the northernmost part of the Vestlandet region of Norway, and borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. ... Storfjord is municipality in the county of Troms, Norway, has 1,860 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... Geiranger is a small tourist town in the western part of Norway in the region called Sunnmøre in the municipality of Stranda. ...
The fjord is one of Norway's most visited tourist sites and is listed as a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site since 2005. UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...
Geirangerfjord has many overhanging cliffs and numerous waterfalls, such as the noted Seven Sisters Waterfall, which is said to be the most beautiful of all.
The best and least expensive way to see the majesty of the fjord is to take a regular ferry service between the port of Hellesylt and Geiranger, with sails daily from May to September.
A brief stroll around this small town that is known for summer glacier skiing excursions in the nearby mountains.
The Geirangerfjord is perhaps the world´s most famous fjord; whether or not it is the most beautiful is something you must decide for yourself.
Today the Geirangerfjord is the second most important cruise destination in Norway, with well over a hundred ships calling in the summer as well as the Coastal Steamer (Hurtigruten).
Geiranger and the Geirangerfjord is visited by about 700.000 tourists in the summer.
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