The Storfjord

The Storfjord has multiple branches that reach 110 kilometres inland, stretching from its inlet at Ålesund and the Atlantic Ocean to the head of the Geirangerfjord. This is the fifth longest fjord in Norway. Due to the many rivers that run into the Storfjord, it has a constant supply of freshwater. In times past this meant that the innermost branches of the fjord were frozen over virtually every winter. This was regularly a major problem as it put a stop to the all-important seaborne traffic. But these days the winters seem to be milder, and it is a long time since the services of an icebreaker were needed.