Tingvollfjorden (Møre og Romsdal)

Tingvollfjorden
View of the fjord
Tingvollfjorden
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Location Nordmøre, Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates 62°48′22″N 8°12′25″E / 62.806°N 8.207°E / 62.806; 8.207Coordinates: 62°48′22″N 8°12′25″E / 62.806°N 8.207°E / 62.806; 8.207
Basin countries Norway
Max. length 52 kilometres (32 mi)
Max. depth −365 metres (−1,198 ft)

Tingvollfjorden is a fjord in the municipalities of Tingvoll, Gjemnes, Nesset, and Sunndal. The 17 kilometres (11 mi) long inner part of the fjord (within the municipality of Sunndal) is called the Sunndalsfjorden. The fjord begins at the island of Bergsøya and stretches about 52 kilometres (32 mi) to the village of Sunndalsøra. The river Driva flows into the fjord at its end. The fjord reaches a depth of 365 metres (1,198 ft) below sea level. Villages along the fjord include Torvikbukt, Flemma, Angvika, Tingvollvågen, Rausand, Jordalsgrenda, Øksendalsøra, Hoem, and Sunndalsøra.[1]

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Tingvollfjorden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-11-29.


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