AmaFjords aseNorway Baziwa kakhulu emhlabeni kepha futhi bayimfihlakalo kakhulu ngenxa yokuqeqeshwa kwabo nokuhluka kwabo izici ngokuya nge-fjord lapho siqaphela khona. Yize bonke benezici ezifanayo, bonke banezwe labo elenza bakufanele ukukubona.
Iyini iFjord?
UI-fjord ulwandle olude, oluncane futhi olujulile, olunezindawo ezimangelengele ezinhlangothini ezintathu. Imbobo ebheke olwandle ibizwa ngokuthi yi- umlomo we-fjord, futhi kaningi ayijulile. Ingxenye yangaphakathi yefjord ibizwa nge- phansi kolwandle. Uma ukwakheka kokuma komhlaba kubanzi kunokude, akuyona i-fjord, kuyithebe noma itheku.
Ama-fjords akhiwa ngezilimi ezinkulu zeqhwa ukuthi, ngezikhathi ezahlukahlukene zeqhwa, ziye zalolonga ukwakheka komhlaba. Ngakho-ke i-fjord iyisigodi esingaphansi kwamanzi esimise okwe-U, kuthi ogwini olusentshonalanga, lesi sigodi sihlale sizungezwe ubuhle bezintaba.
Phambi kwengalo yeqhwa, kwafakwa ibhande lesihlabathi elenza umgoqo ongaphansi kwamanzi, ovame ukubizwa "Imibundu yolwandle" noma "RA", indawo lapho umfula ungashoni khona.
Lo mbundu ongajulile ku umlomo we-fjord, Isizathu esenza ukuthi ama-fjords avame ukuzola kunolwandle oluvulekile. Ngakho-ke, ama-fjords ngokuvamile amachweba emvelo.
UFjord ungomunye wamagama ambalwa aseNorway asedlulile emhlabeni jikelele, ikakhulukazi esiNgisini, lapho asetshenziswa khona ngqo. UFjord uvela egameni lesiNordic "fjǫrðr". Lokhu kubangelwa igama langaphambilini lomlando we-Indo-European elithi prtús, okusho ukuthi 'ukuhamba', 'ukudlula' noma 'ukubeka ngakolunye uhlangothi.
I-fjord ende kunazo zonke emhlabeni Amaphuzu ISund endaweni eluhlaza (Ama-350 km), kepha isifunda saseNtshonalanga yeNorway (iFjord Norway) sinamaphuzu amabili alandelayo ohlwini, nge el I-Sognefjord (203 km), kanye ne- fjord i-hardanger (179km).
Yini eyenzekayo lapho umuntu ehamba INorway fjord, iyindaba emnandi yamanzi, enezahluko eziningi. Ama-fjords aqoshwe nge-ice sheet enkulu efinyelela kumakhilomitha amathathu ukusibekela enyakatho yeYurophu ngokulandelana kweminyaka yeqhwa. Njengoba ubheke phezulu ezintabeni eziphakeme ezizungezile el I-Nærøyfjord, the i-fjord encane kunayo yonke emhlabeni, ungawazisa amandla amakhulu alawa mandla emvelo.
Ama-fjords abalulekile eNorway
IGeirangerfjord
I-fjord ingamakhilomitha ayi-15 ubude futhi esohlwini lwezindawo ezingamagugu emhlabeni ze-UNESCO kusukela ngo-2005. Iheha abahambi ubuhle be-pristine. Ngasemfuleni ungabona amapulazi abekwe phezulu ezintabeni, lapho kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi noma ngubani angahlala. Namuhla zilahliwe, kodwa zitholakala ngokuhamba ezindleleni nangesikebhe. El Siphokuhle ingenye yezindawo ezivakashelwa kakhulu izivakashi entshonalanga yeNorway.
Ekhanda le-fjord, singathola I-Geiranger. Phakathi, bayahlangana "Odade abayisikhombisa", impophoma enokuwa okungamamitha angama-300. Igama lavela ngenxa yokuwa, kude, okufana nezinwele zabesifazane abayisikhombisa. Ngakolunye uhlangothi lwe-fjord, yi impophoma "UFriaren« (umgwebi). Ngokubukeka kwakhe okwenziwe ngamabhodlela, kubonakala sengathi uyisoka elibi, (ngakho-ke umlutha webhodlela), njengoba elinde impendulo yesicelo sakhe esivela kodade.
UHardanger
179 km ubude, i-fjord yesibili ende kunazo zonke eNorway, futhi eyesithathu ende kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Lijulile kunamamitha angaphezu kuka-800. i-hardanger idume ngezihlahla zayo zezithelo njalo kuqhakaza. I- izinguzunga zeqhwa I-Folgefonni Itholakala ohlangothini oluseningizimu ye-fjord, futhi kule ndawo nayo iyamangalisa UTrolltungaKungumqansa onzima ngaphambi kokukufinyelela, kepha impela umzamo omkhulu kangaka unomvuzo wawo.
Ubuningi bamapulazi esalmon kusho ukuthi Mthokozisi, ube ngesinye sezifunda ezine eziphezulu zokulima emhlabeni (qaphela ukuthi akukho emthethweni ukudoba ama-salmon ngaphandle kwemvume e-fjord).
I-Lysefjord
Le fjord ingamakhilomitha angama-42 ubude futhi icishe ibe ngamamitha ayi-500 engxenyeni yayo ejulile. Okudumile Ipulpiti kanye IKjerag Itholakala ngasemfuleni. Ngenxa yezintaba eziphakeme namachibi amakhulu asethafeni, el I-Lysefjord Isetshenziselwa ukukhiqizwa kwamandla kagesi ophehlwa ngamanzi, okuwuphawu lokulinganiswa kulolu hlobo lwamandla avuselelekayo, kubalwa ukuthi esinye sezitshalo saso siwa ngamamitha ayi-740. Izintaba, endaweni yazo ephakeme, zingamamitha ayi-1 000 ngaphezu kolwandle.
Isithombe seqhwa asiqhamuki eLysefjord, sivela eCalafate e-Argentina.