The Geiranger Fjord is a fjord in the Sunnmore area of More og Romsdal district in Norway. It is in the district of Stranda. It is a 15-kilometer (9.3 mi) long limb of the Storfjord (Great Fjord). The small village of Geiranger is placed at the finish of the fjord where the Geirangelva river purges into it.
The fjord is one of Norway's generally visited visitor sites and has been recorded as an UNESCO World Heritage Site, together with Naroyfjord, since 2005, despite the fact that this status is currently undermined by the debated plans to fabricate control lines over the fjord. An auto ship, which pairs as a touring excursion, is worked by Fjord1 Nordvestlandske. It runs longwise along the fjord between the small towns of Geiranger and Hellesylt.
Along the fjord's sides there lie various now relinquished homesteads. Some restoration has been made by the Storfjordens venner companionship. The most ordinarily visited around these are Skagefla, Knivsfla, and Blomberg. Skagefla might likewise be arrived at by walking from Geiranger, while the others require a watercraft trip. The fjord is additionally have to some great waterfalls.
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