The Sognefjord, nicknamed the King of the Fjords, is Norway's longest and deepest fjord, stretching 205 kilometers inland from the open sea to the village of Skjolden in Vestland county. It reaches a maximum depth of 1,308 meters and a maximum width of 4.5 kilometers, passes through ten municipalities, and branches into smaller fjords including the Naeroyfjord, which along with the Geirangerfjord carries UNESCO World Heritage status. The whole Sognefjord system, including its branches, holds an estimated 500 cubic kilometers of water, and its name derives from a Norwegian word for suction, referring to the tidal currents at its mouth.
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it stretches 205 kilometres (127 mi) inland from the ocean to the small village
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The fjord reaches a maximum depth of 1,308 metres (4,291 ft) below sea level
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61.100°N 5.167°E
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61.100°N 5.167°E
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The volume of the whole Sognefjorden including its various branches is about 500 cubic kilometres (120 cu mi), while the total volume of rock eroded by glaciers from the entire Sognefjord system and adjacent valleys is about 4,000 cubic kilometres (960 cu mi).
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