Høgsfjorden is a
fjord
In physical geography, a fjord (also spelled fiord in New Zealand English; ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounding landmasses of the n ...
in
Rogaland
Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 49 ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. It lies in the municipalities of
Stavanger
Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...
,
Sandnes
Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest municipality in Norway, and together the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sand ...
,
Strand, and
Gjesdal. The innermost part of the fjord is located at the village of
Frafjord in the municipality of
Gjesdal. It flows west to
Dirdal and then heads northwards. At the village of
Forsand, the
Lysefjord branches off to the northeast. The Høgsfjorden continues to the northwest past the islands of
Idsal and
Idse before emptying into the Horgefjorden (just east of the
city of Stavanger) and ultimately into the vast
Boknafjorden.
The long fjord is about wide and has a maximum depth of . The innermost part of the fjord from Dirdal to Frafjord is also known as the
Frafjorden. There is a regular ferry crossing about midway through the fjord connecting the villages of Forsand and
Høle
Høle is a previous borough and a village in the eastern part of Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway, located along the Høgsfjorden. The area was historically a part of the municipality of Høle. Høle Church and Høle School ...
.
See also
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List of Norwegian fjords
References
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Fjords of Rogaland
Gjesdal
Stavanger
Strand, Norway
Sandnes