Nærøyfjord
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| West Norwegian Fjords - Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| State Party |  Norway |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | vii, viii |
| Reference | 1195 |
| Region† | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2005 (29th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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The Nærøyfjord (Nærøyfjorden) is a fjord in the municipality of Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is about 17 kilometers long, and a branch of the large fjord Sognefjord.
Since 2005, the Nærøyfjord is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has also got rated by National Geographic, as the world' number one natural heritage site along with Geirangerfjord.
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