Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord
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Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord

West Norwegian Fjords: Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord.

Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord

The fjords Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord are situated in south-western Norway, north-east of Bergen.

Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord, set 120 km from one another, are part of the west Norwegian fjord landscape, which stretches from Stavanger in the south to Åndalsnes, 500 km to the north-east. The two fjords, among the world’s longest and deepest, are considered as archetypical fjord landscapes and among the most scenically outstanding anywhere.

Their fjords' exceptional natural beauty is derived from their narrow and steep-sided crystalline rock walls that rise up to 1,400 m from the Norwegian Sea and extend 500 m below sea level. The sheer walls of the fjords have numerous waterfalls while free-flowing rivers cross their deciduous and coniferous forests to glacial lakes, glaciers and rugged mountains.

The landscape features a range of supporting natural phenomena, both terrestrial and marine, such as submarine moraines and marine mammals.

UNESCO's World Heritage List

The places in Norway included on UNESCO's World Heritage List include Bryggen, Urnes Stave Church, Røros Mining Town and the Circumference, Rock Art of Alta, Vegaøyan - The Vega Archipelago, Struve Geodetic Arc, West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord.

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