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In 1969 the TS Avalon, a
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widens to a maximum width of 800 metres (2,600 ft). The mountains surrounding
Trollfjord are between 600 and 1,100 metres (2,000 and 3,600 ft) high. It is surrounded by the 1,084-metre (3,556 ft) tall mountain Trolltindan to the south and the 998-metre (3,274 ft) tall mountain
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relieved not to have to repeat the feat â all vessels were barred because of the danger of falling snow, ice and rocks. The
Norwegian pilot, the same man as in 1969, remarked that the Avalon had the distinction of being the largest vessel to enter the fjord.
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of 6,584 and 113 metres (371 ft) long; she carried 750 passengers in her role as a ferry but fewer on cruises. It is likely that the "largest ship" record is now held by the MS Otto
Sverdrup (formerly MS Finnmarken) which had a
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depicts The Battle at
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who claim the fjord as part of their region as well. Both sides claim to be right. The fjord is located on
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was filmed in the
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