Gavlfjorden

Gavlfjorden is a fjord (more accurately, a sound) in Nordland county, Norway. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long fjord separates the large islands of Langøya and Andøya in the Vesterålen archipelago and it runs along the border of three municipalities: Øksnes, Andøy, and Sortland. In the north, the fjord flows out into the Norwegian Sea, and in the south, the fjord splits into the Sortlandssundet strait and the Risøysundet strait.[1]

Gavlfjorden
View of the fjord (looking east towards Andøya)
Gavlfjorden
Location of the fjord
Gavlfjorden
Gavlfjorden (Norway)
LocationNordland county, Norway
Coordinates68.9464°N 15.3850°E / 68.9464; 15.3850
TypeFjord
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length20 kilometres (12 mi)
Max. width11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
SettlementsAlsvåg

See also

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Gavlfjorden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-08-01.
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