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  2. Fjord - Wikipedia

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    The place-name is derived from Old Norse Melrfjordr meaning "sandbank fjord". Port Davey in Tasmania, Australia is popularly believed to be a "fjord", but is now thought to be part of a drowned river valley system. [43] Saco do Mamanguá in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [44] Colloquially, it's been labeled the world's "only tropical fjord".

  3. Nærøyfjord - Wikipedia

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    The 18-kilometre (11 mi) long fjord is only 500 metres (1,600 ft) wide in some parts. [1] The river Nærøydalselvi flows down the valley Nærøydalen into the fjord at the village of Gudvangen, near the European route E16 highway. The village of Bakka and the Bakka Church are both located on the west shore of the fjord.

  4. Sognefjord - Wikipedia

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    The Sognefjord Span (power lines) crosses the fjord with a span of 4,597 metres (15,082 ft). This is the second largest span of power lines in the world. The fjord has become a tourist attraction with summer tourists being an important part of the local economy.

  5. Geirangerfjord - Wikipedia

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    The Geiranger Fjord [1] [2] [3] (Norwegian: Geirangerfjorden) is a fjord in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located entirely in the Stranda Municipality . It is a 15-kilometre-long ( 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi) branch off the Sunnylvsfjorden , which is a branch off the Storfjorden (Great Fjord).

  6. Ísafjörður - Wikipedia

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    Ísafjörður (pronounced [ˈiːsaˌfjœrðʏr̥] ⓘ, meaning ice fjord, literally fjord of ices) is a town in the northwest of Iceland. The oldest part of Ísafjörður with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or eyri, in Skutulsfjörður, a fjord which meets the waters of the larger fjord Ísafjarðardjúp.

  7. West Norwegian Fjords - Wikipedia

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    The World Heritage Site consists of two areas 120 km apart, located in south-west Norway, north-west of the city of Bergen, and part of the fjord landscape of western Norway extending over 500 km between Stavanger in the south and Åndalsnes in the north.

  8. Hvalfjörður - Wikipedia

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    During World War II, when Iceland was occupied by the Allies, a naval base of the British and American navies could be found in this fjord. The British base, HMS Baldur, was at Hvitanes, on a small point of land jutting into the fjord. [1] The base was the headquarters of the Flag Officer Commanding, Iceland (C).

  9. Hardangerfjord - Wikipedia

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    The Hardangerfjord (English: Hardanger Fjord) [1] [2] [3] is the fifth longest fjord in the world, and the second longest fjord in Norway. [4] It is located in Vestland county in the Hardanger region. The fjord stretches 179 kilometres (111 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean into the mountainous interior of Norway along the Hardangervidda plateau.