Lysefjord
- Type
- Fjord
- Length
- 26 miles
- Height
- Up to 3,300 ft
- Depth
- 43 to 1,300 ft
- Formed from glaciers carving through the rock, Lysefjord is one of the most beautiful fjords in Norway, with dramatic cliffs rising high along sections of it, and water that reaches miles inland.
- Draw a picture of Lysefjordand the Preikestolen cliff.
- Located in
- Ryfylke, Rogaland, Norway
- Though it starts shallow at around 43 feet deep, it becomes almost as deep as the cliffs are tall, reaching 1,300 feet below sea level.
- The tall Preikestolen cliff rises dramatically over one end of the fjord, being over 1,980 feet tall at its highest point.
- Roads and a bridge allow access to parts of the fjord, linking the two villages to the outside world.
