Herøyfjorden is a
fjord
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which bisects
Herøy Municipality in
Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in the northernmost part of Western Norway, Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the Molde (town), town of M ...
county,
Norway
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. The fjord is about long and about wide, between the islands of
Bergsøya and
Gurskøya. The fjord has a maximum depth of .
The fjord has many islands located within it including ''Herøya'' and ''Nautøya'' in the east. The
Flåvær islands are located in the central part of the Herøyfjorden. It is a group of islets and
skerries
A skerry is a small rocky island, usually defined to be too small for habitation.
Skerry, skerries, or The Skerries may also refer to:
Geography
Northern Ireland
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including ''Flåvær'', ''Husholmen'', ''Torvholmen'' and ''Varholmen''. The
Flåvær Lighthouse
Flåvær fyr is a coastal lighthouse in Herøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on the island of Vardholmen which is in the Flåværet archipelago in the Herøyfjorden. The lighthouse is located southw ...
is located on ''Varholmen''.
The village of
Eggesbønes lies on the north shore of the fjord, just south of the town of
Fosnavåg
is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Herøy Municipality (Møre og Romsdal), Herøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is the administrative center of the municipality. The town is located on the ...
.
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
Sunnmøre
Fjords of Møre og Romsdal
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