[Nord Fiord] Nordfjord - Where We Lived

Category

Library Item

Item no

24784

Title

[Nord fiord] Nordfjord - where we lived

Artist / maker

Ballantyne, R M

Date

1864

Size

7.0 x 10.5 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Nordfjord is a traditional district and fjord in the west of Norway. Nordfjord covers an area of 4,295 square kilometres and has a population of approximately 32,464. The 6th longest fjord in Norway, Nordfjord takes in the coastline of Stadlandet to Jostedalsbreen, Europe's largest mainland glacier. Nordfjord also includes Europe's deepest lake, Hornindalsvatnet, which is measured at 514 metres below sea level.

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