Rovdefjorden is a
fjord (more precisely, a
strait
A strait is an oceanic landform connecting two seas or two other large areas of water. The surface water generally flows at the same elevation on both sides and through the strait in either direction. Most commonly, it is a narrow ocean channe ...
) in
Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...
county,
Norway. The fjord runs through the municipalities of
Sande,
Herøy,
Vanylven,
Volda,
Ørsta, and a tiny part of
Ulstein. The eastern end of the fjord connects with the
Vartdalsfjorden and
Voldsfjorden and the western end of the fjord connects with the
Hallefjorden. The
Syvdsfjorden
Syvdefjorden is a fjord in Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long fjord flows from the village of Myklebost to the north until it empties into the Rovdefjorden. The old Syvde municipality was centered on this fjord ...
branches off the Rovdefjorden to the south. The fjord is bounded by the mainland to the south and the island of
Gurskøya
Gurskøya is an island in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is shared by the municipalities of Sande and Herøy. The villages of Gursken, Larsnes, and Moldtustranda are located on the island. The southern part of the island was ...
to the north.
The long fjord is about wide, and it reaches a maximum depth of below sea level, near the mouth of the
Voldsfjorden.
The area around the Rovdefjorden was once part of the municipality of
Rovde from 1905 until 1964. The area south of the Rovdefjorden is called
Rovdestranda. There are a few villages along the fjord, the largest of which is
Rovdane
Rovdane or Rovde is a village in Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the Rovdefjorden, about north of the village of Myklebost, northeast of the municipal center of Fiskåbygd, and west of the villa ...
, on the south shore in
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 ...
.
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 Møre og Romsdal
Herøy, Møre og Romsdal
Vanylven
Sande, Møre og Romsdal
Ørsta