Storfjorden

#630 among destinations in Norway

Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord

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Facts and practical information

Storfjorden or Storfjord is a 110-kilometre long fjord in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It stretches from the village of Hareid in the west to the villages of Tafjord and Geiranger in the east. The Storfjorden system branches off into several smaller fjords including the famous Geirangerfjord and Tafjorden. At the village of Stranda, the main fjord branches off into the Sunnylvsfjorden-Geirangerfjorden to the west and the Norddalsfjorden-Tafjorden to the east. ()

Alternative names: Length: 68.35 miMaximum depth: -2228 ftCoordinates: 62°9'13"N, 6°34'39"E

Location

Møre og RomsdalNorway

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Storfjorden – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Slogen, Jakta, Kvitegga, Skårasalen.

4.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Slogen
124 min walk • Slogen is a mountain rising up from Hjørundfjorden in the municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The mountain is located just west of the municipal boundary with Stranda and just north of the nearby mountain Jakta.
1.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Jakta
45 min walk • Jakta is a 1,588-metre tall mountain in the Sunnmørsalpene mountain range. It is located in the municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
5.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kvitegga
147 min walk • Kvitegga is a mountain on the border between the municipalities of Stranda and Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located about 7 kilometres southeast of the village of Leira and about 8 kilometres west of Hellesylt.
3.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Skårasalen
79 min walk • Skårasalen is a mountain in the municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 1,542-metre tall mountain has the seventh largest prominence of all mountains in Norway.
5.2 miNW
Church
Hjørundfjord Church
132 min walk • Hjørundfjord Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sæbø on the west coast of the Hjørundfjorden. It is the church for the Hjørundfjord parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti in the Diocese of Møre.
4.6 miN
Natural feature
Sunnmørsalpane, Hjørundfjord
117 min walk • Sunnmørsalpane is a collective term for the mountains range in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The mountain range encircles the Hjørundfjorden in the municipalities of Volda, Ørsta, Stranda, and Sykkylven.