Sognefjord

Also known as Sognefjorden

The Sognefjord or Sognefjorden (, ), nicknamed the King of the Fjords (), is the longest and deepest fjord in Norway. Located in Vestland county in Western Norway, it stretches inland from the ocean to the small village of Skjolden in Luster Municipality.

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Body of water.name: Sognefjorden
Body of water.other_name: Sognefjord
Body of water.image: Sognefjord, Norway.jpg
Body of water.caption: View of the fjord
Body of water.image_map: Sognefjord.png
Body of water.location: Vestland county, Norway
Body of water.basin_countries: Norway
Body of water.pushpin_map: Vestland

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Image: Adelsteen Normann Sognefjord.jpg

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The fjord gives its name to the surrounding district of Sogn. The name is related to Norwegian word súg- "to suck", presumably from the surge or suction of the tidal currents at the mouth of the fjord.