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Naeroyfjord
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It is steep and deep, shallow and
wide, wild and gentle. Nærøyfjord is a 18 km long branch of the worlds
second longest fjord Sognefjord (204 km). It is only 250 metres at the
narrowest, and more than one kilometres at the widest. The depth varies
between 10 and 500 metres. The surrounding mountains are up to more than
1400 metres high. |
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14th of July 2005, the Nærøyfjord
and the surrounding area was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List
together with Geirangerfjord. |
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Nærøyfjord is a fjord in the
municipality of Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane. It starts at Gudvangen and ends
at the mountain Beitelen, which divides the two fjords Aurlandsfjord and
Nærøyfjord. In Nærøyfjord, we have the small villages Gudvangen, Bakka,
Styvi and Dyrdal. Dyrdal and Styvi are the only places without permanent
inhabitants during the winter, and is without road connection. |
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The tourist "high" season lasts
from 1st if may to 30th of september. Then you can take the ferry from
Gudvangen, out the Nærøyfjord and Aurlandsfjord to Kaupanger in Sognefjord,
a 2 hour "ferrytail" in Sognefjord - the King of the Fjords. You can also
visit the fjord by other boats or by kayaks, or you can do a fjordsafari in
a RIB-boat. |
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