of Norway deservedly are national pride of this northern country., there are no Such magnificent mountain gulfs any more in one point of the planet. Fjords are some kind of unique natural phenomenon.
In the north of the western coast of Norway the fjords created time of the last Ice Age are located. The word fjord in translation from Norwegian means gulf.
Each fjord on the is unique and has the sights. The Geirangerfjord is well-known for the highest and most picturesque falls. Indescribable beauty of Geyrangerfyord yavlyalyatsya many years by the main attraction of cruises in Norway. The Geirangerfjord is located in 200 kilometers to the northeast from Bergen and in 280 kilometers to the northwest from Oslo. Length of the fjord is 15 kilometers. The main attraction of the fjord are falls, the most known of which — Seven sisters, the Veil of the bride and the Groom.
The most extended fjord in mireyavlyaetsyasognefyord. It is located in the territory Sogn-og-Fyyuranei reaches on 204 km far inland and on 1308 m for sea depths. It is surrounded by high and unapproachable rocks though also beautiful falls occasionally come across. Sognefjord to nachalformirovatsya in the period of a Pliocene 2.57 million years ago. Because of an erosion which was causeda convergence of glaciers the river turned into the fjord.
Tronkheymsfyord is the third longest fjord of Norway. Onraspolozhen in the western part of the central Norway also lasts from Erland in the West to Steynkhyer in the north. This fjord is called in honor of the city of Trondheim which lies on its coast. Earlier Tronkheymsfyord was important by sea Vikings, and today the main port of Norway is located there.
Hardangerfyord attracts travelers with beautifull places where magnificent orchards blossom in the spring. The fjord is surrounded with the Rocky Mountains up to 1.5 km high from which falls a set of magnificent falls. Hardangerfyord is divided into a set of smaller gulfs, including Kvinnkherads, Granvin, Sulfurs, Ade and the Wasp.
Fjords of Norway attract every year a lot of tourists and photographers, amazing landscapes and ask themselves to imprint. As fjords are located far in the north, over them it is quite often possible to observe the Northern Lights.