Vanylvsfjorden 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, Förden and East Jutland Fjorde, Germany, ...
in western
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 the ...
, on the border of
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 ...
and
Møre og Romsdal counties. The long fjord runs between the mainland of
Vanylven Municipality
Vanylven is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Fiskåbygd. Other villages in the municipality include Åheim, Åram, Rovdane, Eidså, Slagnes ...
and the
Stad peninsula of
Stad Municipality
Stad is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The municipality includes much of the northern shore of the Nordfjorden as well as the Stad peninsula. The administrative centre of the ...
, with the islands of
Sande Municipality lying in the mouth of the fjord. The inner part of the fjord branches into the
Syltefjorden and
Kjødepollen. The deepest part of the fjord reaches about below sea level, just northeast of the village of
Borgundvåg.
There are settlements all around the shoreline of the fjord and on some of the islands at the mouth of the fjord. Some of the larger, more notable villages on the shore of the fjord include
Fiskåbygd
Fiskåbygd or Fiskå is a coastal village that is also the administrative centre of Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located about southwest of the city of Ålesund, about east of the village of Mykleb ...
,
Sylte,
Slagnes,
Åheim (all in Vanylven) and
Leikanger
Leikanger () is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center was the village of Hermansverk, which also was the ...
and
Borgundvåg (in Selje).
The
Haugsholmen Lighthouse is located in the outer part of the fjord.
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See also
* List of Norwegian fjords
References
Fjords of Vestland
Fjords of Møre og Romsdal
Vanylven
Stad, Norway
Sande, Møre og Romsdal
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