/ or is an arm of the
Vinje Fjord in
Heim Municipality
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in
Trøndelag
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County
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,
Norway
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. It is located in the traditional
Nordmøre
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district (it was part of
Møre og Romsdal
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county prior to 2020). The fjord extends southwards to the village of
Betna. Geologically, the same channel of the fjord extends north of the Vinje Fjord and continues as the Sålå Strait () in
Aure Municipality.
The entrance to the fjord lies between the Korsneset peninsula to the west and the hamlet of Steinstien to the east. The outer part of the fjord is only wide until it expands at the village of
Vågland on the eastern shore, outside of
Liabøen. Between Vågland and
Klevset on the opposite shore there are several islands and islets in the fjord. There is a boatyard (''Vaagland Båtbyggeri AS'') in Vågland.
The village of Betna lies at the southwest end of the fjord, above Betna Bay (). Reit Bay () lies on the other side, just east of
Halsa. Reit Bay has two beaches; these were designated as the Reit Bay Nature Reserve () in 2002.
In 2002, the orca
Keiko appeared in the Skålvik Fjord, resulting in extensive media coverage.
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 Trøndelag
Heim, Norway