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The Nordfjord region covers an area of about 4,295 square kilometres (1,658 sq mi) and is home to a population (2010) of approximately 32,464. [1] The fjord is the sixth longest in Norway stretching 106 kilometres (66 mi) from the island of Husevågøy at the mouth to the village of Loen at the other end.
Map of the fjord and surrounding areas The 106-kilometre (66 mi) long fjord stretches from Husevågøy island in Kinn Municipality to the village of Loen in Stryn Municipality . The fjord starts as runoff from the Jostedalsbreen , Europe's largest mainland glacier, in the east and it flows west, emptying into the ocean just south of the ...
Most of the valley glaciers in Stryn are originating from the great Jostedal glacier (Jostedalsbreen) between the Nordfjord and Sogn areas. Ramnefjellsfossen, the third highest free-falling waterfall in the world, is located in the municipality. Stryn also has the largest linden forest in Northern Europe.
Nordfjord directly translated means 'North Fjord'. The kingdom of Firda was known as the kingdom of the fjords, and was divided into Sunnfjord and Nordfjord, meaning South Fjord and North Fjord. In old Norse the administrative region of Nordfjord was referred to Nyrðri hlutr sýsla and later Nordfjorð sýsla at the time of the Gulating.
Stad Municipality is located in the northwesternmost part of Vestland county, in the Nordfjord region. It includes the Stad peninsula and the islands of Barmøya , Venøya, and Selja . The Sildagapet bay, the North Sea , and the Vanylvsfjorden lie on the western sides of the municipality.
Nordfjord (Greenland), a fjord in the NE Greenland National Park area in East Greenland; Nordfjorden (Svalbard), a fjord arm off the main Isfjorden in Svalbard, Norway; Nordfjorden (Vestland), a large fjord in the northern part of Vestland county, Norway
Loen is a village in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.It is located in the inner part of the Nordfjord region, at the easternmost end of the Nordfjorden.Loen is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the village of Olden and about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of the municipal center of Stryn.
Stad or Stadlandet is a peninsula in Stad Municipality in the northwestern part of the Nordfjord district in Vestland county in Norway.The peninsula is considered the dividing point between the Norwegian Sea to the north and the North Sea to the south.