Noruega. Fiordo del Nærøyfjord. Flam-Gudvangen
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- Distance
- 18.52 nm
- Elevation gain
- 3 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 3 ft
- Max elevation
- 296 ft
- TrailRank
- 54
- Min elevation
- 89 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 4475
- Uploaded
- May 6, 2021
- Recorded
- June 2019
near Fretheim, Vestland (Norge)
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The Nærøy fjord or Nærøyfjord is an inland fjord of Norway located on the western coast of the Scandinavian peninsula, in the waters of the North Sea, in the great Sogn fjord. Administratively its banks belong to the municipality of Aurland of the county of Vestland. It is about 17 kilometers long and constitutes an important tourist destination.
In 2005, the Nærøyfjord and the Geiranger Fjord were declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco, with the designation "Western Fjords of Norway".
The Sogn fjord or Sognefjord is the largest fjord in Norway and the second largest in the world, after the Scoresby Sund in Greenland. Located in the western province of Vestland, its mouth is about 75 km north of Bergen, and extends 204 km into the interior of the Scandinavian peninsula towards the city of Skjolden.
The fjord reaches its maximum depth at 1,308 m below sea level. The greatest depths are inland. The average width of the main branch of the Sognefjord is about 4.8 km. The cliffs that surround the fjord reach a height from the water of 1000 m, and even more.
The innermost arm of the Sognefjord is called the Lustrafjord. At its end is the town of Skjolden, which is an access to the Jotunheimen National Park. In earlier times the transport between Bergen and the interior of Scandinavia and vice versa was done by boat from Bergen to Skjolden and from there, by a simple road that crossed the highlands.
Along the fjord and its arms sail boats that connect the coastal towns. Some riverside towns on the Sognefjord are Balestrand, Gudvangen and Flåm. Gudvangen is situated on the Nærøyfjord, an arm of the Sognfjord particularly renowned for its preserved nature and scenic beauty.
The name Sognefjord is derived from the Norwegian verb súga, "to aspire," which refers to the strong current at the mouth of the fjord.
In 2005, the Nærøyfjord and the Geiranger Fjord were declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco, with the designation "Western Fjords of Norway".
The Sogn fjord or Sognefjord is the largest fjord in Norway and the second largest in the world, after the Scoresby Sund in Greenland. Located in the western province of Vestland, its mouth is about 75 km north of Bergen, and extends 204 km into the interior of the Scandinavian peninsula towards the city of Skjolden.
The fjord reaches its maximum depth at 1,308 m below sea level. The greatest depths are inland. The average width of the main branch of the Sognefjord is about 4.8 km. The cliffs that surround the fjord reach a height from the water of 1000 m, and even more.
The innermost arm of the Sognefjord is called the Lustrafjord. At its end is the town of Skjolden, which is an access to the Jotunheimen National Park. In earlier times the transport between Bergen and the interior of Scandinavia and vice versa was done by boat from Bergen to Skjolden and from there, by a simple road that crossed the highlands.
Along the fjord and its arms sail boats that connect the coastal towns. Some riverside towns on the Sognefjord are Balestrand, Gudvangen and Flåm. Gudvangen is situated on the Nærøyfjord, an arm of the Sognfjord particularly renowned for its preserved nature and scenic beauty.
The name Sognefjord is derived from the Norwegian verb súga, "to aspire," which refers to the strong current at the mouth of the fjord.
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