Geirangerfjord

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Geirangerfjord
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Geirangerfjord
Inner part of Geirangerfjord
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Inner part of Geirangerfjord
Water falls called The Seven Sisters in Geirangerfjorden
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Water falls called The Seven Sisters in Geirangerfjorden
An old postcard showing The Seven Sisters
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An old postcard showing The Seven Sisters
Geiranger Fjord - view before coming to Ørnesvingen
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Geiranger Fjord - view before coming to Ørnesvingen

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.

The fjord is one of Norway's most visited tourist sites and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005.

Along the fjordsides there a number of now abandoned farms. Some restauration has been made by the association Storfjordens venner (link below). The most commonly visited are: Skageflå, Knivsflå and Blomberg. All of them are reachable with help of the sight seeing boat (M/S Geirangerfjord). Skageflå may also be reached on foot from Geiranger.

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World Heritage Sites in Norway

Bryggen | Rock Art of Alta | Røros Mining Town | Struve Geodetic Arc (w/ nine other countries) | Urnes Stave Church | Vegaøyan -- The Vega Archipelago | West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord

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Coordinates: 62°07′N 6°59′E

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