Sandnesfjorden is a
fjord
In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Ice ...
in
Agder
Agder is a county (''fylke'') and traditional region in the southern part of Norway. The county was established on 1 January 2020, when the old Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder counties were merged. Since the early 1900s, the term Sørlandet ("south ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. The long fjord is primarily in the municipality of
Risør
is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located on the Skagerrak coast in the traditional region of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of Risør municipality is the town of Risør. There are many villages in Risør such as Akland, ...
, but the innermost part of the fjord is actually in
Tvedestrand
is municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the town of Tvedestrand. There are many villages in the municipality including Dypvåg, Fiane, Gjeving, Gødders ...
municipality. The fjord originates at the large inland lake
Vegår
Vegår is a lake in the municipality of Vegårshei in Agder county, Norway. The lake is located about north of the municipal center of Myra and about east of the village of Åmli in the neighboring municipality of Åmli.
The three largest pa ...
and flows south and east through the river Storelva before emptying into the coastal lake Nævestadfjorden. This coastal lake flows through a long river, Lagelva, before it flows into the Sandnesfjorden.
The
Norwegian County Road 411 crosses the fjord where the river Lagelva meets the fjord. The village of
Sandnes
Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest city in Norway and together, the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sandnes lies ...
is located on the southern shore of the fjord. There are many islands at the mouth of the fjord, just south of the
town of Risør.
See also
*
List of Norwegian fjords
This list of Norwegian fjords shows many of the fjords in Norway. In total, there are about 1,190 fjords in Norway and the Svalbard islands. The sortable list includes the lengths and locations of those fjords.
Fjords
See also
* List of gla ...
References
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Fjords of Agder
Risør
Tvedestrand