Kvernafjord

Kvernafjord
Kvernafjord
Kvernafjord
Location Hordaland county, Norway
Coordinates 60°33′14″N 5°14′45″E / 60.55389°N 5.24583°E / 60.55389; 5.24583Coordinates: 60°33′14″N 5°14′45″E / 60.55389°N 5.24583°E / 60.55389; 5.24583
Basin countries Norway
Max. length 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Max. width 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi)
Max. depth 160 metres (520 ft)
Surface elevation 0 m (0 ft)[1]

Kvernafjord is a small fjord next to Flatøy and just west of Knarvik in the municipalities of Lindås and Meland in Hordaland county, Norway. The fjord lies between Radfjord, which is part of the same fjord system, and the sound Hagelsund, which creates a link to the southeast, where Salhusfjord meets Osterfjord. Kvernafjord extends 3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi) northwest to a line between Radtangen on Radøy to the northeast and Skarpeneset on Holsnøy to the southwest. The strait Alverstraum lies to the east, creating a connection to Alversund.[2]

At the south end of the fjord, European route E39 crosses the Hagelsund over the 623-meter (2,044 ft) Hagelsund Bridge.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Kvernafjorden, Lindås (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ Kvernafjord at Norgeskart: sjø.
  3. ↑ Stølås, Rune et al. 2011. Jeg våknet av et brak. Bergens Tidene (September 27).
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