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Norway is often referred to as the land of fjords. Fjords are found in locations where current or past glaciation extended below current sea level. A fjord is formed when a glacier retreats, after carving its typical U-shaped valley, and the sea fills the resulting valley floor. Although most fjords are relatively narrow, they are generally so deep that crossing is only possible by ferry or boat. This means that there is large number of ferries in this region. It also means that the largest cruise ships can enter even the very narrow fjords.
Bergen tourist attractions. Bergen is a popular cruise destination and the leading cruise port in Norway, with around 330 cruise ship calls bringing more than 450,000 cruise passengers per year. Cruise ships dock at Skolten, Vagen Harbor, Bergen. Most ships dock[…]
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The Romsdalsfjord tourist attractions. Romsdalsfjorden is the ninth longest fjord in Norway. It is 88 kilometres long and located in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county. Romsdalsfjord flows through the municipalities of Midsund, Haram, Vestnes, Molde, Nesset, and Rauma.[…]
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Lysefjorden tourist attractions. Lysefjorden (Lysefjord) is a fjord located in Forsand in Ryfylke in south-western Norway. The Lysefjorden is located in close proximity to the oil capital of Norway Stavanger. It is the nearest fjord to the rest of Europe.[…]
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Hardangerfjord tourist attractions. The Hardangerfjord starts at the Atlantic Ocean about 80 kilometres south of the city of Bergen and is considered one of the most beautiful areas in Norway. Two national parks, two national tourist routes, fjords, waterfalls and glaciers[…]
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Sognefjord tourist attractions. The Sognefjord is Norway’s longest and deepest fjord extends more than 200 kilometers inland to the national parks of Jotunheimen and Jostedalsbreen. The area is both dramatic and hospitable, with exciting and invigorating activities for the whole[…]
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Nordfjord tourist attractions. The Nordfjord is one of the famous fjords on the west coast of Norway, and offer great adventures year round. The Nordfjord is located in the destination of Stryn and Nordfjord, in the northern part of the[…]
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What is Midnight Sun or Polar Day? The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the local summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle, when the sun remains visible at[…]
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Fjord Norway – a spectacular cruise destination Norway is often referred to as the land of fjords. The word fjord comes from Norwegian, where it can have a more general meaning: in many cases to refer to any long narrow[…]
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Norway from Vikings to Fjords to the Midnight Sun and Northern Lights In northern Europe, the thinly populated Kingdom of Norway, whose dominion includes the Arctic islands of Svalbard and Jan Mayen, is partitioned by mountains and has a fjord-gashed[…]
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