Geirangerfjord
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| State Party |  Norway |
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| Type | Natural | |
| Criteria | vii, viii | |
| Identification | #1195 | |
| Region2 | Europe and North America | |
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| Formal Inscription: | 2005 29th WH Committee Session |
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| WH link: | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1195 | |
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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 restoration 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.
[edit] Gallery
 Inner part of Geirangerfjord |
 Water falls called The Seven Sisters in Geirangerfjorden |
 An old postcard showing The Seven Sisters |
 |Geiranger Fjord - view before coming to Ørnesvingen |
[edit] External links
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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