Vartdalsfjorden

Vartdalsfjorden

View of Vartdal the Vartdalsfjorden
Vartdalsfjorden
Location in Møre og Romsdal county
Location Sunnmøre, Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates 62°18′43″N 6°03′23″E / 62.3120°N 6.0565°E / 62.3120; 6.0565Coordinates: 62°18′43″N 6°03′23″E / 62.3120°N 6.0565°E / 62.3120; 6.0565
Primary inflows Rovdefjorden, Voldsfjorden, Ørstafjorden
Primary outflows Storfjorden, Sulafjorden
Basin countries Norway
Max. length 20 kilometres (12 mi)
Max. width 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Max. depth −365 metres (−1,198 ft)
Islands Eika

Vartdalsfjorden is a fjord (more technically, a strait) in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It begins at the Storfjorden and Sulafjorden in the northeast and flows through Hareid Municipality and Ulstein Municipality on the northern shore of the fjord and through Ørsta Municipality and Volda Municipality on the southern shore.[1] The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long fjord has one road crossing, the Eiksund Tunnel. The deepest part of the fjord reaches 365 metres (1,198 ft) below sea level. The village of Vartdal lies on the southern shore of the fjord in Ørsta Municipality. From 1895 until 1964, the southern banks of the fjord were part of Vartdal Municipality.

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References

  1. ↑ "Vartdalsfjorden" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
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