Geirangerfjord

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fjord natural heritage site

Geirangerfjord is a famous UNESCO-listed fjord in western Norway renowned for its steep cliffs, dramatic waterfalls, and stunning natural scenery.

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Geirangerfjorden 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fjord ⓘ
natural heritage site ⓘ
administrativeMunicipality Stranda Municipality ⓘ
climate temperate oceanic climate ⓘ
conservationStatus protected landscape area ⓘ
country Norway ⓘ
ecosystemType fjord marine ecosystem ⓘ
extendsFrom village of Geiranger ⓘ
extendsTo Skageflå area of Storfjorden vicinity ⓘ
formedBy glacial erosion ⓘ
geologicalType U-shaped valley fjord ⓘ
hasFeature abandoned mountain farms on steep slopes ⓘ
high surrounding mountains ⓘ
narrow waterway ⓘ
hasRisk rockslide and tsunami hazards from surrounding mountains ⓘ
hasWaterfall Bridal Veil waterfall ⓘ
Friaren waterfall ⓘ
Seven Sisters waterfall ⓘ
Suitor waterfall ⓘ
knownFor deep blue waters ⓘ
dramatic waterfalls ⓘ
spectacular natural scenery ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
length about 15 km ⓘ
locatedIn Møre og Romsdal ⓘ
surface form: Møre og Romsdal county

Sunnmøre ⓘ
surface form: Sunnmøre region

Western Norway ⓘ
surface form: western Norway
maximumDepth about 260 m ⓘ
nearbyRoad Norwegian County Road 63 ⓘ
nearbySettlement Geiranger ⓘ
Hellesylt ⓘ
partOf Storfjorden ⓘ
surface form: Storfjorden fjord system

West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord ⓘ
surface form: West Norwegian Fjords World Heritage area
popularWith cruise ships ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ
recognizedAs one of Norway’s most famous fjords ⓘ
terminusAt village of Geiranger ⓘ
touristActivity cruise tourism ⓘ
hiking on surrounding mountains ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
transport ferry connections between Geiranger and Hellesylt ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2005 ⓘ
UNESCOPropertyName West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form: World Heritage Site
viewpoint Flydalsjuvet viewpoint ⓘ
Ørnesvingen viewpoint ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Norway → containsFjord → Geirangerfjord ⓘ
Ålesund → hasNearbyFjord → Geirangerfjord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Geirangerfjorden
Western Norway → touristAttraction → Geirangerfjord ⓘ