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Sogndal is located on the northern shore of the large Sognefjorden, surrounding the Sogndalsfjorden which branches off the main fjord. Northern Sogndal surrounds the inner part of the Fjærlandsfjorden .
Sogndalsfjorden is a fjord in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long fjord begins at the mouth of the river Arøyelvi, which flows out of the lake Hafslovatnet. It then flows to the southwest before emptying into the large Sognefjorden at its mouth between the villages of Nornes and Fimreite.
View of the fjord near Vangsnes. The fjord runs through many municipalities: Solund, Gulen, Hyllestad, Høyanger, Vik, Sogndal, Lærdal, Aurland, Årdal, and Luster.The fjord reaches a maximum depth of 1,308 metres (4,291 ft) below sea level, and the greatest depths are found in the central parts of the fjord near Høyanger.
Sogn is a traditional district in Western Norway (Vestlandet).It is located in the county of Vestland, surrounding the Sognefjord, the largest/longest fjord in Norway.The district of Sogn consists of the municipalities of Aurland, Balestrand, Hyllestad, Høyanger, Gulen, Leikanger, Luster, Lærdal, Sogndal, Solund, Vik, and Årdal.
The name Sogn og Fjordane was created in 1919; a literal translation is: Sogn and the fjords. The first element is the name of the region of Sogn , located in the southern part of the county. The last element is the plural definite form of fjord , which refers to the two regions in the county called Nordfjord and Sunnfjord in the northern and ...
Fjærlandsfjorden is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway.It is a fjord arm that branches off the main Sognefjorden to the north, running through Sogndal Municipality.The 25-kilometre (16 mi) long fjord begins at the village of Fjærland in Sogndal, flowing to the south until it joins the Sognefjorden near the village of Balestrand.
Sogndalsfjøra is a village in the municipality of Sogndal in Vestland county, Norway.It is located where the river Sogndalselvi runs out in the Sogndalsfjorden, a branch of the large Sognefjorden.
The fjord is fed by many large glaciers such as the Harbardsbreen, Holåbreen, Jostedalsbreen, Nigardsbreen, Spørteggbreen, and others. [37] It is bordered by four municipalities in Vestland county: Stryn to the north, Sunnfjord to the west, Sogndal to the southwest, and Årdal to the southeast.