The Beiar RiverCoulson, Stephen J. 2000. A Review of the Terrestrial and Freshwater Invertebrate Fauna of the High Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard. ''Norwegian Journal of Entomology'' 47: 41–63, p. 63. ( no, Beiarelva) is a river in the municipality of Beiarn in

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...

, Norway. The river begins at the Svartisen glacier high in the mountains near the municipal borders of Beiarn, Meløy, and

Rana Rana may refer to: Astronomy * Rana (crater), a crater on Mars * Delta Eridani or Rana, a star People, groups and titles * Rana (name), a given name and surname (including a list of people and characters with the name) * Rana (title), a histori ...

inside the Saltfjellet-Svartisen National Park. The river then flows north and then west through the

Beiar Valley The Beiar Valley ( no, Beiardalen) is a valley in the municipality of Beiarn in Nordland, Norway. It is about long. Most of the residents of the municipality of Beiarn live in this valley. The highest parts of the southern end of the valley ar ...

to the head of

Beiar Fjord Beiar Fjord ( no, Beiarfjorden or Beiaren) is a fjord in Nordland, Norway. The fjord lies mostly within the municipality of Beiarn, but the westernmost part of the fjord lies in Gildeskål municipality. It has a length of about . The Norwegian ...

. It has a length of about and a drainage area of , and is among the largest rivers in Nordland county.

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