Nordfjord

Nordfjord (English: Northern fjord - in contrast to Sunnfjord) is a fjord and a traditional district in the northern part of Sogn og Fjordane county in Western Norway. The district comprises the municipalities of Selje, Vågsøy, Bremanger, Eid, Gloppen, Hornindal, and Stryn. Nordfjord covers an area of 4,295 square kilometres (1,658 sq mi) and is home to a population (2010) of approximately 32,464.^[1]

The fjord is the sixth longest in Norway and is 565 metres (1,854 ft) deep at the mouth. It is 106 kilometres (66 mi) long from Husevågøy to Loen, encompassing the rough coastline of Stadlandet to Jostedalsbreen, Europe's largest mainland glacier. It also includes Hornindalsvatnet, Europe's deepest lake at 514 metres (1,686 ft) below sea level. The glacier Briksdalsbreen is particularly scenic. The Stryn area provides year-round alpine skiing, and there are numerous old fishing communities going back to pre-Viking times.^[4]

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  Nordfjord Map with branches and surroundings

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  Sogn og Fjordane county, with Nordfjord in blue

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Nordfjord

• Nordfjord promotional web site
• Nordfjord - official travel guide to Norway

Coordinates: 61°55′34″N 5°08′40″E / 61.92611°N 5.14444°E / 61.92611; 5.14444

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Liv Signe Navarsete
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 October 2009
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office 17 October 2005 – 20 October 2009
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Torild Skogsholm
Succeeded by	Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa
Member of the Norwegian Parliament for Sogn og Fjordane
In office 2005 – 2013
Personal details
Born	1958 Sogndal, Norway
Nationality	Norway
Political party	Centre Party
Residence	Lærdal, Norway
Religion	Christianity[1]

Liv Signe Hundere Navarsete (born 1958 in Sogndal) is the Norwegian Minister of Local Government and Regional Development and leader of the Center Party. She took office in 2005 serving in the Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet.

She was also political advisor to the Minister of Health and Social Affairs (social affairs) from 1999 to 2000. Navarsete was appointed as leader of the Center Party in September 2008, having up until then been the deputy leader.^[2]

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