Geiranger Fiord, Norway
Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences, Universityof Wisconsin - Green Bay
Morning in the Fiord
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Dalsnibba
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Dalsnibba is a viewpoint near Geiranger at an elevation of 1,476 m (4,843 ft). |
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Schist outcrop at the lookout. |
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That's the road down there. |
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You can faintly see the road snaking around down there. |
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Lovely example of mylonite, a cataclastic rock. |
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A storybook sod-roofed house. |
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Geiranger Church, 1842. |
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Sailing Out the Fiord
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The Sevem Sisters again. |
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Left and below: about as exquisite an example of a glacial valley as you can ever ask for. |
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Below: orographic cloud. |
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Created 7 April 2003, Last Update 28 November 2020