Lysefjord is a fjord located in Forsand in Ryfylke in
south-western Norway. The name means ‘light fjord’ and is said to be derived
from the lightly coloured granite rocks along its sides. The fjord was carved
by the action of glaciers in the ice ages and was flooded by the sea when the
later glaciers retreated.
End to end, Lysefjord measures 42 km (26 mi) with rocky
walls falling nearly vertically over 1000 m (3,000 ft) into the water. Because
of the inhospitable terrain, the fjord is only lightly populated and only has
two villages on its length - Forsand and Lysebotn, located at opposite ends of
the fjord. The few people who live or lived along the fjord are only able to
leave their homes by boat as the slopes are too steep for roads. Lysefjord is not
only long and narrow, it is in places as deep as the mountains are high.
Lysefjord is an extremely popular tourist attraction and tourists
come on day trip from nearby Stavanger. As well as the extraordinary scenery of
the fjord itself, two points along its length are popular side trips. The rock
of Preikestolen (see insert on postcard), located above a vertical drop of 604
meters can be seen from the fjord but is more impressive from above. At the end
of the fjord lies the Kjerag mountain, a popular hiking destination with even
more spectacular drops. (Source: Wikipedia)
This postcard came from Lillian (16 July 2015)
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