• Storfjorden or Storfjord (meaning "big fjord" in Norwegian) may refer to several places in Norway: Storfjorden (Sunnmøre), a fjord in the Sunnmøre district...
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    Storfjorden or Storfjord is a 110-kilometre (68 mi) long fjord in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It stretches from the village...
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    Storfjorden (English: Great Fjord) is the body of water in the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway separating Spitsbergen in the west from Barentsøya...
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    east side, and the southernmost part of the fjord is also known as the Storfjorden. A view of the Lyngenfjorden Cod drying along the fjord View of the fjord...
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    northern shore of the Sunnylvsfjorden (an inner branch fjord of the Storfjorden) in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located...
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    (9+1⁄2 mi) branch off the Sunnylvsfjorden, which is a branch off the Storfjorden (Great Fjord). The small village of Geiranger is located at the end of...
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    the mountain Skafjell from a height of 500 metres (1,640 ft) into the Storfjorden opposite Stranda, Norway. The slide generated a megatsunami 30 metres...
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    (16 mi) long Sunnylvsfjorden is one of the innermost branches of the large Storfjorden. The fjord ranges from 600 to 2,000 metres (2,000 to 6,600 ft) wide and...
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    at the head of the Geirangerfjorden, which is a branch of the large Storfjorden. The nearest city is Ålesund. Geiranger is home to spectacular scenery...
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  • village lies at the head of the Sunnylvsfjorden, which is a branch of the Storfjorden, and which the more famous Geirangerfjorden in turn branches off nearby...
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    kittiwake. Sixteen species are on the IUCN Red List. Particularly Bjørnøya, Storfjorden, Nordvest-Spitsbergen, and Hopen are important breeding ground for seabirds...
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    Tafjorden is an inner branch of the Norddalsfjorden/Storfjorden in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the UNESCO World...
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    Sykkylven. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long fjord is an arm off of the larger Storfjorden. Villages along the shores of the fjord include Molaupen, Hundeidvik...
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    77°40′N 22°30′E / 77.667°N 22.500°E / 77.667; 22.500. To the west lies Storfjorden, which separates Edgeøya from Spitsbergen. To the north, the sound known...
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  • (Norwegian: Storfjordbrua) is a proposed suspension bridge that would span the Storfjorden in Sunnmøre, Norway. If built, it would be 3,600 metres (11,800 ft) long...
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    P. M.; Haarpaintner, J. (2004-10-01). "Ice and brine production in Storfjorden from four winters of satellite and in situ observations and modeling"...
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  • covers an area of about 250 km2, is located between Sassendalen and Storfjorden, and extends from Jebensfjellet to the north to Roslagenfjellet and Eistraryggen...
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    Ringerike. Tyrifjorden is a landlocked fjord. It consists of a main body, Storfjorden, along with the Holsfjorden, Nordfjorden, and Steinsfjorden branches...
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    Norddalsfjorden is a branch off of the main Storfjorden in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord is located in Fjord Municipality and a small part...
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  • Svalbard. It is a part of the mountain Agardhfjellet at the western side of Storfjorden, east of Myklegardfjellet. The peak is named after botanist Jacob Georg...
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    of Ørskog Municipality (population: 348) on the southern side of the Storfjorden was transferred to Sykkylven Municipality. The municipality (originally...
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    people who live far off the beaten track. His books include Folket langs Storfjorden (two volumes, 1991 and 2004), Orkanen from 1992, Jostedalsbreen from...
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    Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the Storfjorden. The 2.4-square-kilometre (590-acre) village has a population (2018)...
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  • southwestern point of Storfjorden. "Kikutodden (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 16 October 2013. "Storfjorden (Svalbard)". Norwegian...
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    black-legged kittiwake. Sixteen species are on the IUCN Red List. Particularly Storfjorden and Nordvest-Spitsbergen are important breeding ground for seabirds....
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  • located along the European route E06 highway at the southern end of the Storfjorden, a branch of the large Lyngenfjorden. Storfjord Church is located in...
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  • bay at the western side of Edgeøya, Svalbard, at the eastern side of Storfjorden, Norway. The bay is a suitable anchoring site for vessels. "Diskobukta...
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    Stranda (Old Norse: Strǫnd) after a portion of the beach area along the Storfjorden. The name comes from the word strǫnd, which means 'beach' or 'strand'...
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  • bay in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, at the western shore of Storfjorden. It is named after English merchant and ship owner Richard Wiche. To...
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    Ehime) stopped flowing. 1731 Storfjorden, Norway Storfjorden Landslide On 8 January 1731, a landslide in the Storfjorden off Stranda caused a tsunami...
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