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Aurlandsfjord

Fjord in Vestland, Norway

Field	Value
name	Aurlandsfjord
Aurlandsfjorden
image	View of the Aurlandsfjord, Aurlandsvangen and Flam from below the Prest Summit.jpg
caption	View of the fjord
location	Vestland county, Norway
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	9
mapframe-wikidata	yes
caption_map	Interactive map of the fjord
basin_countries	Norway
coords
type	Fjord
inflow	Nærøyfjorden
outflow	Sognefjorden
length	29 km
depth	962 m
cities	Aurlandsvangen, Flåm

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Aurlandsfjord or Aurlandsfjorden () is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway. The fjord flows through Aurland Municipality, Vik Municipality, and Lærdal Municipality. The 29 km long fjord is a branch off of the main Sognefjorden, Norway's longest fjord. The fjord is deep and narrow, reaching a depth of about 962 m below sea level, and its width is generally less than 2 km. About 11 km south of the mouth of the fjord, the Nærøyfjord branches off from it to the west. The village of Flåm sits at the innermost part of the Aurlandsfjord; other villages along the fjord are Aurlandsvangen and Undredal. Most of the fjord is surrounded by up to 1800 m tall, steep mountains with little habitation along the fjord except for in a few small valleys.

Tremors of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami arrived 12 minutes later in Aurlandsfjord, causing 1.5 m tall waves for a few hours.

Large parts of the fjord are included in the Nærøyfjord section of the West Norwegian Fjords UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Gallery

File:Aurlandsfjorden frå Snøvegen.jpg|Aurlandsfjorden as seen from Aurland mountain road File:Aurlandsfjorden from Stegastein.jpg|Seen north-northwest from Stegastein File:Kongeskipet Norge i Aurlandsfjorden.jpg|The royal yacht at Skjerdal File:Aurlandfjorden.jpg|Panorama File:Flåm cruisehamn Boudicca.jpg|Cruise ship at Flåm File:Undredal from Sognefjord.jpg|Undredal seen from boat

References

"Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
{{Cite SNL. Aurlandsfjorden. Aurlandsfjorden. 2025-11-18. Selland. Svein-Gunnar. 2022-12-30
Union, American Geophysical. (August 2013). "An earthquake in Japan caused large waves in Norwegian fjords".
(18 August 2013). "Norway's weird waves traced to Japan quake".
(16 July 2013). "Norwegian seiches from the giant 2011 Tohoku earthquake: NORWEGIAN SEICHES". Geophysical Research Letters.

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