Sognefjorden

Japanese: Sognefjorden

…It is the backbone of the Scandinavian Peninsula, occupying the western half of the peninsula and running along the border with Norway and Sweden in the northern half. It was formed by the Caledonian orogeny about 400 million years ago, but the current height of the mountain range is due to fault movements since the Mesozoic era. In the Quaternary Period, it was covered by ice sheets, and erosion carved deep fjords and U-shaped valleys into the uplifted plateau. The rock peaks carved by the ice are steep. Sognefjord is 200 km long, with cliffs on both sides over 1000 m, and a depth of 1300 m. …

From the Jotunheim Mountains

…It lies in the central alpine zone of southern Norway, between 61° and 62° north latitude and 7° and 9° east longitude. The Sognefjorden and Nordfjorden systems form a deep U-shaped valley from the west, and the upper reaches of the Gubrandsdalsbreen river run from the east. The Jostedalsbreen glacier is to the west of this mountain range. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Sognefjorden" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…スカンジナビア半島の脊梁山脈で，半島の西半を占め，北半はノルウェー，スウェーデンの国境に沿う。今から約4億年前のカレドニア造山運動でできた山脈であるが，現在の山地の高さは中生代以後の断層運動によるものである。第四紀には氷床に覆われ，その浸食で隆起高原に深いフィヨルドとU字谷が刻まれた。氷に刻まれた岩峰は急峻である。ソグネフィヨルドSognefjordは長さ200km，両岸の断崖は1000m以上，水深は1300mに達する。…