Hjørundfjorden is a
fjord
In physical geography, a fjord (also spelled fiord in New Zealand English; ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounding landmasses of the n ...
in the
traditional district of
Sunnmøre in
Møre og Romsdal county,
Norway
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. It is located mostly within
Ørsta Municipality
is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre Districts of Norway, region of Western Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Ørsta (v ...
, although part of the mouth of the fjord lies in
Sykkylven Municipality and the innermost part of the fjord lies in
Volda Municipality
Volda is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre is the Volda (village), village of Volda. Other v ...
. The long fjord is an arm off of the larger
Storfjorden. Villages along the shores of the fjord include
Molaupen,
Hundeidvik,
Trandal,
Sæbø, and
Store-Standal.
The Hjørundfjorden is surrounded by the
Sunnmørsalpene mountain range, with mountain peaks reaching straight up from the fjord, including
Skårasalen and
Skopphorn. Both sides of the fjord are heavily wooded, the result of extensive rainfall in one of the world's wettest fjords.
History
The area surrounding the Hjørundfjorden was part of the old
Hjørundfjord Municipality from 1838 until 1964.
See also
*
List of Norwegian fjords
References
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Fjords of Møre og Romsdal
Ørsta
Sykkylven
Volda