Geirangerfjord

or is a fjord in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located entirely in Stranda Municipality. It is a branch off the Sunnylvsfjorden, which itself is a branch off the Storfjorden (). The small village of Geiranger is located at the end of the fjord where the Geirangelva river empties into it.

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Geirangerfjord is a fjord in Norway's Møre og Romsdal county, located in Stranda Municipality as a branch off the Sunnylvsfjorden. The small village of Geiranger sits at the fjord's end where the Geirangelva river flows into it.

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Key facts

Body of water.name: Geirangerfjorden
Body of water.image: Geirangerfjord .jpg
Body of water.caption: View of the fjord
Body of water.location: Møre og Romsdal county, Norway
Body of water.mapframe: yes
Body of water.mapframe zoom: 10
Body of water.mapframe caption: Interactive map of the fjord
Body of water.basin_countries: Sunnmøre, Norway
Body of water.type: Fjord
Body of water.inflow: Geirangelva river
Body of water.outflow: Sunnylvsfjorden
Body of water.cities: Geiranger

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: fjord
Part of: Storfjorden
Country: Norway
Located in: Stranda Municipality
Image: Geirangerfjord waterfall.jpg

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Commons category: Geirangerfjorden
Commons gallery: Geiranger
basin country: Norway
tributary: Seven Sisters waterfall

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

The fjord
Waterfalls
Rock slides
In popular culture
Gallery
References
External links

==The fjord== The fjord is one of Norway's most visited tourist sites. In 2005, it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, jointly with the Nærøyfjorden as the "West Norwegian Fjords" site. This status was challenged by the disputed plans to build power lines across the fjord.

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