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SOGNE FJORD

This article appears in Volume V25, Page 345 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: SIV-SOU
SOGNE FJORD , a
great
  inlet of the west
coast
  of Norway, penetrating the mainland to a distance of 136 m. It is the longest fjord in Norway, and the deepest, approaching 700 fathoms in some parts. Sognefest at its entrance is 50 M. by water from
Bergen
 , in 61 5' N. The general direction from the sea is easterly. For the first 50 in. the sombre flanking mountains are unbroken by any considerable branch, but from this point several deep, narrow inlets ramify, penetrating the Jostedalsbrae and Jotunfjeld to the
north
  and the
north
 -ward extension of the,. Ilardangerfjeld to the
south
 , walled in at their heads by snow-clad mountains and frequented by travellers on
account
  of the magnificent scenery. The
principal
  are Fjaerlands, Sogndals and Lyster fjords to the north, Aardals fjord to the
east
 , Laerdals and Aurlands fjords to the
south
 . From the last branches the Naero fjord, with a ;precipitous valley of
great
  beauty (Naerodalen) at its head, traversed by a road, from Gudvangen on the fjord, across the Stalheim Pass to
Vossevangen
 . The other
principal
  villages are Vadheim on the outer fjord, the terminus of the road from
Nordfjord
 ; Balholm and Fjaerland (centres for visiting the fine glaciers of Jostedal); Lekanger, Sogndal, and Laerdalsoren, whence a road strikes south-
east
  for the Valders and Hallingdal districts.


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