The French sector
Narvik from south to north
Harstad-Narvik lufthavn
Narvik, NOOfotfjorden
Narvik lies on a small peninsula on the coast of a fjord that most people in the world call “the The Narvik Fjord”, but its real name is Ofotfjord. It is the longest fjord in the Nordland region.
Although it is 200 km north of the Arctic Circle the water of this fjord is ice-free in winter and this made it possible and convenient to create a commercial port in Narvik. Its depth reaches levels of over 500 metres, so even big ships can get to its innermost parts.
The landscape around the fjord is of stunning beauty, with mountains that reach altitudes of over 1500 metres and forests of birches, pines and aspens. The vegetation line in this region is at 500 metres of altitude, so the mountain tops are free from trees and white with snow for most part of the year (my pictures here were taken in mid-May).
Great views of the fjord can be seen from the train that connect Narvik and Kiruna.
