Tysfjorden

Tysfjorden
Divtasvuodna

View of the Tysfjorden from Musken
Location Tysfjord, Nordland
Coordinates 68°11′06″N 16°10′42″E / 68.1851°N 16.1784°ECoordinates: 68°11′06″N 16°10′42″E / 68.1851°N 16.1784°E
Basin countries Norway
Max. length 62 kilometres (39 mi)
Max. depth 897 metres (2,943 ft)
Islands Hulløya
Settlements Bognes, Drag, Kjøpsvik, Musken,
Storå, and Rørvika

Tysfjorden (Lule Sami: Divtasvuodna) is a fjord in the municipality of Tysfjord in Nordland county, Norway. The fjord stretches southwards from Korsnes along the Ofoten fjord all the way to Hellmobotn, about 62 kilometres (39 mi) to the southeast (near the border with Sweden). The island of Hulløya is located about halfway through the fjord. Tysfjorden is the deepest fjord in Northern Norway reaching to 897 metres (2,943 ft) below sea level near Hulløya. There are regular ferry crossings over the fjord from Bognes to Skarberget and from Drag to Kjøpsvik.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Tysfjorden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-11.

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