Norway: Into the Fjord

You might be wondering why I've taken interest in Norway's Fjord, well I've read that the National Geographic Travel Magazine has voted the fjord in Norway "the best unspoiled travel destination in the world", and the respected American newspaper Chicago Tribune included Norway’s fjords on its list of the "Seven Wonders of Nature". The fjords of Western Norway recently emerged as the winner in a survey of the most popular World Heritage sites in competition with other prestigious UNESCO sites, such as the Great Wall of China, Galapagos, the Pyramids of Egypt, Grand Canyon and Zambia’s Victoria Falls. I thought to myself why not look it up in the internet to see and find out more about the Fjords of Norway.

Let's start with what a Fjord is shall we. Well according to the information I gathered on the internet, a Fjord is formed when a glacier retreats, after carving its typical U-shaped valley, and the sea fills the resulting valley floor. You will find the Fjords in Norway particularly in Western Norway where you will see the longest, deepest, narrowest and most beautiful fjords in the world. I also read that the longest fjord in Western Norway are Sognefjord with a length of 204 km, followed by Hardangerfjord with 179 km, Storfjord with 110km, Nordfjord with 106 km and Romsdalsfjord with 88 km.

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country bordered by Sweden, Finland, and Russia. The Country's extensive coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean is home to its famous fjords.

Norway is also known as "The Land of the Midnight Sun", coming from a friend who is from Bergen he said that Norway has a delightfully long summer days, pleasantly low-key cities, unspoiled fishing villages and rich historic sites that include Viking ships and medieval stave churches.

I wonder what else is there to do in Norway aside from their famous fjords? Well let's go take a look shall we as to what are some of the popular tourist attractions here.

The Pulpit Rock

My friend says this is probably one of the best tourist attraction in Rogaland. Now I know why. The plateau towers 604 meters above sea level. He says a lot of people visit the place during the four summer months. I would be one of those people, look how amazing it is. From the plateau you'll be able to see the magnificent view of Lysefjord and the surrounding mountain scenery.



Kjerag Boulder

On the western side of the plateau, a 5 cubic meter boulder is wedged in a crevice 1000 meters above Lysefjord. Likewise the Kjerag plateau is located on the southern side of Lysefjord also in Rogaland and is a well-known regional tourist destination too. It's a popular exit point for base jumpers.



Well Norway does deserve to be visited coz I think they have a lot to offer tourists. Indeed their fjords are very beautiful and I for one would definitely go there someday.