Stokksundet is a
sound
In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave, through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid.
In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' b ...
between the islands of
Stord
Stord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" since it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural ...
and
Bømlo
Bømlo is a municipality in the southwestern part of Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Svortland. Other villages in Bømlo includ ...
in
Vestland
Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, where t ...
county,
Norway
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.
It is about long and it runs from the village of
Koløyhamn in the north to the islands of
Føyno
Føyno is an island in Stord municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies southwest of the island of Stord at the southern end of the Stokksundet sound. The Digernessundet strait runs between Stord and this island. Føyno had a c ...
,
Nautøya, and
Spyssøya in the south. The
Digernessundet
Digernessundet is a strait in the municipality of Stord in Vestland county, Norway. The long strait runs between the islands of Føyno and Stord, which connects the Stokksundet to the north with the Bømlafjorden
Bømlafjorden ( en, Bømla F ...
is a small strait on the south end that connects the Stokksundet to the vast
Hardangerfjorden
The Hardangerfjord ( en, Hardanger Fjord) is the fifth longest fjord in the world, and the second longest fjord in Norway. It is located in Vestland county in the Hardanger region. The fjord stretches from the Atlantic Ocean into the mountain ...
. On the southern end of the strait, the
Stord Bridge and
Bømla Bridge
The Bømla Bridge ( no, Bømlabrua) is a suspension bridge which crosses Spissøysundet between the islands of Nautøy in Stord Municipality and Spissøy in Bømlo Municipality, Norway. The bridge is long, has a main span of and a clearance ...
cross the sound, connecting the islands of Stord and Bømlo to the
Bømlafjord Tunnel as part of the
Triangle Link
The Triangle Link ( no, Trekantsambandet) is a fixed link with three branches that connects the islands of Stord and Bømlo to each other and to the mainland at Sveio, Norway. It consists of the underwater Bømlafjord Tunnel from Sveio to the i ...
which connects both islands to the mainland.
References
Sounds of Vestland
Stord
Bømlo
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