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Sognefjord Formation
The Sognefjord or Sognefjorden (, ), nicknamed the King of the Fjords (), is the list of Norwegian fjords, 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 the municipality of Luster, Norway, Luster. The fjord gives its name to the surrounding Districts of Norway, 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. Geography The fjord runs through many municipalities: Solund, Gulen (municipality), Gulen, Hyllestad, Høyanger, Vik, Sogn, Vik, Sogndal, Lærdal, Aurland, Årdal, and Luster, Norway, Luster. The fjord reaches a maximum depth of below sea level, and the greatest depths are found in the central parts of the fjord near Høyanger. Sognefjord is more than deep for about of its length, from Rutledal to Hermansverk. Near its mouth, the bottom rises abruptly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestland
Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County governor (Norway), County Governor is based in Hermansverk. Vestland is one of two counties in Norway that have Nynorsk as their official written language form. Vestland was created on 1 January 2020, when the former counties of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane were merged. History Vestland county is a newly created county, but it has been inhabited for millennia. The area was made up of many petty kingdoms under the Gulating during the Middle Ages. The northern part was then known as ''Firdafylke'' (now the Fjordane region; Nordfjord-Sunnfjord), the central area was known as ''Sygnafylke'' (now the Sogn region), and the southern part was known as ''Hordafylke''. In the early 16th century, Norway was divided into four ''len''. The Bergenhus len was headquartered in Bergen and encompa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurland
Aurland () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in the Counties of Norway, county of Vestland, Norway. It is located on the south side of the Sognefjorden in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Aurlandsvangen. Other villages include Bakka, Sogn og Fjordane, Bakka, Flåm, Undredal, and Gudvangen. The municipality is the 60th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Aurland is the 294th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,775. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 3.6% over the previous 10-year period. General information Aurland was established as a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The original municipality was identical to the Aurland Church of Norway, parish ''(prestegjeld)'' with the sub-parishes () of Aurlandsvangen, Flåm, and Undredal. In 1859, the sub-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sula, Solund
Sula (; also called Indre Solundøy ) is an island in Solund Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island is the main island of the municipality. The island is located at the mouth of the Sognefjorden on the north side of the Sognesjøen, about east of Holmebåen, the westernmost point in Norway. The largest village on the island is Hardbakke. The other main village area is Hersvikbygda on the northern part of the island. The island has a ferry service from the village of Krakhella on the island to the mainland village of Rutledal in Gulen Municipality and also to the village of Losnegard on the neighboring island of Losna, immediately to the east of Sula. Just southwest of Hardbakke, there is a bridge from Sula to the neighboring island of Steinsundøyna to the west. A narrow wide channel separates the two islands. Media gallery File:Solund 01.jpg, View of Sula island (looking southwest) File:Hardbakke.JPG, View of Hardbakke, on Sula island See also *Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurrungane
Hurrungane (also written ''Hurrungene'', ''Hurrungadn'', ''Horungane'') is a mountain range in Luster Municipality and Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The area is southwest in the larger mountain range Jotunheimen and is also part of Jotunheimen National Park. The range has some of the most alpine peaks in Norway, and has 23 peaks over (counting peaks with larger prominence than ). Several of the peaks are only accessible through climbing or glacier crossings. The starting point for hiking is the village of Turtagrø along the national tourist road, Sognefjellsvegen (RV55). The highest peaks in the area are * Store Skagastølstinden (Storen): * Store Styggedalstinden: * Jervvasstind (Gjertvasstind): * Sentraltind: * Vetle Skagastølstind: * Midtre Skagastølstind: * Skagastølsnebbet: * Store Austanbotntind: Name ''Hurrungane'' is the finite plural of a word ''hurrung''. ''Hurrungen'', the finite singular of the same word, is the names of two mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
