Velfjorden 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
Nordland 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 the ...
. The fjord is located mostly in
Brønnøy Municipality
Brønnøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland region. The administrative centre and commercial centre of the municipality is the town of Brønnøysund.
A secondary centre is the village of Hommelstø. ...
, but part of the northern portion of the fjord lies in
Vevelstad Municipality. The fjord stretches from northwest to southeast with many side-arms branching off the main fjord. Two of the main side branches are the Sørfjorden and Langfjorden. Most of the settlements are on the southwestern shore of the fjord and the
Lomsdal-Visten National Park lies on the northeastern shore of the fjord.
Media gallery
File:Velfjorden.JPG, View of the fjord looking southeast
File:Sorfjorden i velfjord.jpg, View of the Sørfjorden arm of the Velfjorden
File:Horn - Anddalsvåg.jpg, View on the ferry that crosses the Velfjorden
File:Fish cages.jpg, Fish cages in the Velfjorden
References
Brønnøy
Vevelstad
Fjords of Nordland
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