Åfjorden

Åfjorden
View of the fjord
Åfjorden
Location of the fjord
Åfjorden
Åfjorden (Norway)
Location Trøndelag county, Norway
Coordinates 63°55′08″N 10°04′26″E / 63.9190°N 10.0739°E / 63.9190; 10.0739Coordinates: 63°55′08″N 10°04′26″E / 63.9190°N 10.0739°E / 63.9190; 10.0739
Type Fjord
Basin countries Norway
Max. length 15 kilometres (9.3 mi)
Settlements Årnes

The Åfjorden (or sometimes just Åfjord) is a fjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) long fjord lies inside the municipality of Åfjord. The municipal center of Åfjord, Årnes, lies at the head of the fjord. The Åfjorden flows into the Lauvøyfjorden between the village of Lysøysundet and the island of Lauvøya, and then it flows out into the ocean.[1]

References

  1. "Åfjorden, Åfjord (Trøndelag)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2018-03-05.


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