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Encyclopedia > List of Norwegian fjords

List of Norwegian Fjords


An alphabetic list on Norwegian fjords follows. The category Category:Fjords of Norway and List of Norwegian Fjords (by geographic locations) provide further information. Sognefjorden, Norway A fjord (or fiord) is a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes, which results from marine inundation of a glaciated valley. ...

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Alphabetic Norwegian Fjord List

  • Boknafjord
  • Byfjord
  • Eidangerfjord
  • Erfjord
  • Finnøyfjord
  • Fisterfjord
  • Fognafjord
  • Foldfjord
  • Frierfjord
  • Førdefjord
  • Gandsfjord
  • Gapafjord
  • Gardssundfjord
  • Geirangerfjord
  • Grindafjord
  • Hardangerfjord
  • Herdlefjord
  • Hervikfjord
  • Hidlefjord
  • Hjeltefjord
  • Hjørundfjord
  • Hylsfjord
  • Høgsfjord
  • Høyangfjord
  • Håsteinsfjord
  • Iddefjord
  • Idsefjord
  • Indre Oslofjord
  • Jelsafjord
  • Jøsenfjord
  • Kvitsøyfjord
  • Langangsfjord
  • Loddefjord
  • Lyngenfjorden
  • Lysakerfjorden
  • Lysefjorden
  • Mefjorden
  • Melfjorden
  • Midtgulen
  • Namsfjorden
  • Nordalsfjord
  • Nordgul
  • Nordfjord
  • Nærøyfjord
  • Ombofjord
  • Orkdalsfjord
  • Ormefjord
  • Oslofjord
  • Osterfjord
  • Romsdalsfjord
  • Sandefjordsfjord
  • Sandeidsfjord
  • Sandsfjord
  • Saudafjord
  • Skjoldafjord
  • Skudenesfjord
  • Sognefjord
  • Stavfjord
  • Storfjord, Sunnmøre
  • Storfjord, Svalbard
  • Sørfjord
  • Sørgul
  • Talgjefjord
  • Tjongsfjord
  • Tomrefjord
  • Trondheimsfjord
  • Tyssefjord
  • Varangerfjord
  • Vefsnfjord
  • Vestfjord
  • Vestfjord, Nordkapp
  • Vestfjord, Oslofjorden
  • Vestfjord, Tinn
  • Vatsfjord
  • Vetlefjord
  • Vindafjord
  • Vinnspoll
  • Værangfjord
  • Yrkefjorden
  • Ytre Oslofjord
  • Økstrafjorden
  • Åfjord
  • Åmøyfjord
  • Årdalsfjord

Erfjord is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. ... A fjord in Norway adjacent to the city of Stavanger. ... The Geirangerfjord (Geirangerfjorden) is a fjord in the region Sunnmøre which is located southernmost in the county Møre og Romsdal in Norway. ... Hardangerfjord With a length of 179 km (111 miles) the Hardangerfjord in the county of Hordaland, is the third largest fjord in the world. ... Hjørundfjord lies in Sunnmøre traditional district of the western Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. ... The Iddefjord (a classic fjord with a narrow watercourse and steep natural formations on both sides) runs along the Norwegian – Swedish border from the Singlefjord . ... The Lysefjord from Kjerag The Lysefjord from Lysebotn Lysefjord (or Lysefjorden, the suffix -en is a form of the definite article in the Norwegian language) is a fjord located in Ryfylke in south-western Norway. ... Nærøyfjord The Nærøyfjord (Nærøyfjorden) is a fjord in the municipality of Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. ... The Oslofjord (Oslofjorden) is a fjord located on the south-east of Norway, stretching from Færder in the south to Oslo at the head. ... Part of Romsdalsfjord in the background with Molde and the Moldefjord in the foreground. ... An arm of the Sognefjord The Sognefjord (Sognefjorden) is the second largest fjord in the world after Scoresby Sund on Greenland, and the largest in Norway. ... Tomrefjord is the name of a fjord and a village with 1,167 inhabitants (2005) located in Vestnes, Norway. ... Map of the Trondheimfjord. ... The Varangerfjord, in the county of Finnmark, is the easternmost fjord in Norway. ... The Vefsnfjord is a fjord in Helgeland traditional district, Nordland county, Norway. ... Vestfjord is a Norwegian fjord, which would be described as a firth or an open bight of sea between the Lofoten archipelago and mainland Norway, northwest of Bodø. The term fjord (from the old Norse fjördr meaning firth or inlet) is used more generally for bodies of water in... The municipality Vindafjord in the county of Rogaland, Norway, has 4,827 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Sør-Trøndelag Landscape Municipality NO-1630 Administrative centre Ã…fjord Mayor (2003) Oddbjørn Rømma (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 113 954 km² 894 km² 0. ...

Longest fjords on the Norwegian mainland

# Name Length
(km)

1— Sognefjord (Solund–Skjolden) 204
2— Hardangerfjord (Bømlo–Odda) 179
3— Trondheimsfjord (Agdenes–Steinkjer) 126
4— Porsangerfjord (Sværholtklubben–Brennelv) 123
5— Storfjord (Hareidlandet–Geiranger) 110
6— Nordfjord (Husevågøy–Loen) 106
7— Oslofjord (Færder–Oslo) 100

A kilometer (Commonwealth spelling: kilometre), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... An arm of the Sognefjord The Sognefjord (Sognefjorden) is the second largest fjord in the world after Scoresby Sund on Greenland, and the largest in Norway. ... Hardangerfjord With a length of 179 km (111 miles) the Hardangerfjord in the county of Hordaland, is the third largest fjord in the world. ... Map of the Trondheimfjord. ... County Troms Landscape Municipality NO-1939 Administrative centre Oteren Mayor (2003) Hanne Braathen (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 49 1,543 km² 1,477 km² 0. ... Nordfjord is a fjord and a traditional district in the county of Sogn og Fjordane in Western Norway. ... The Oslofjord (Oslofjorden) is a fjord located on the south-east of Norway, stretching from Færder in the south to Oslo at the head. ...

Longest fjords in Svalbard

# Name Length
(km)

1— Wijdefjord 108
2— Isfjord 107
3— Van Mijenfjord 83
4— Woodfjord 64
5— Wahlenbergfjord 46

A kilometer (Commonwealth spelling: kilometre), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ...

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