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Fjords of Norway Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

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About Fjords of Norway

There are well over 1,000 distinct (named) fjords in Norway. Some 10-15 major fjords are 100 km or longer from the ocean to the far end. The vastSognefjordis some 200 km to the far end and includes a number of arms each about the size ofMilford Sound. Fjords are several hundred meters deep, the deepest fjords are 700 to 1300 meters deep. Some fjords are characteristically narrow, such as Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord, others are wide like bays or enclosed oceans, such as Boknafjord or Trondheimsfjord. In most parts of Norway fjords are the dominant landscape features, traditional districts are often identified by proximity to a major fjord and the district or region often have the same name as the dominant fjord. For instanceNordfjordis the district surrounding the Nordfjord, Sogn is the a

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