Sognefjord Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

The Sognefjord (or Sognefjorden) is the largest fjord in Norway, and the third longest in the world. Located in Sogn og Fjordane county, it stretches 205 km inland to the small village of Skjolden. The fjord takes its name from the traditional district of Sogn. The fjord reaches a maximum depth of 1308 meters below sea level, and the greatest depths are found in the inland parts of the fjord.

Near its mouth, the bottom rises abruptly to a sill about 100 meters below sea level. The average width of the main branch of the Sognefjord is about 4.5 km. Cliffs surrounding the fjord rise almost sheer from the water to heights of 1000 meters and more. The inner end of the Sognefjord is localized southeast of a mountain range rising to about 2000 meters above sea level and covered by the Jostedalsbreen, continental largest glacier in Europe. Thus the climate of the inner end of Sognefjord and its branches is not as wet as on the outer coastline. At its end, there is the village of Skjolden, which is an access to Jotunheimen National Park. In earlier times, transport from Bergen to the Scandinavian inland and vice versa was done by boat from Bergen to Skjolden and from there on a simple road over the highlands. The Sognefjord Span (power lines) crosses the fjord with a span of 4597 meters. 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.

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