Halsafjord

Halsafjorden
View of the fjord
Halsafjorden is located in Trøndelag
Halsafjorden
Halsafjorden
Location of the fjord
Halsafjorden is located in Møre og Romsdal
Halsafjorden
Halsafjorden
Halsafjorden (Møre og Romsdal)
Halsafjorden is located in Norway
Halsafjorden
Halsafjorden
Halsafjorden (Norway)
LocationTrøndelag and Møre og Romsdal counties, Norway
Coordinates63°06′57″N 8°08′46″E / 63.1158°N 8.1461°E / 63.1158; 8.1461
TypeFjord
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length15 kilometres (9.3 mi)
Max. width6 kilometres (3.7 mi)

Halsafjord or Halsafjorden (English: Halsa Fjord)[1][2] is a fjord located between Heim Municipality (in Trøndelag county) and Tingvoll Municipality (in Møre og Romsdal county), Norway. The 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) long fjord branches south off the Vinjefjorden and stretches about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) until it becomes the Trongfjorden off which the Surnadalsfjord later branches.[3]

The European route E39 highway crosses the fjord by a car ferry from Kanestraum in Tingvoll to Halsanaustan in Heim. Investigations are made regarding a bridge over the fjord. The length would be around 2–3 kilometres (1.2–1.9 mi). Since the depth is around 490 metres (1,610 ft), an advanced solution with a floating tower in the middle has been suggested.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Andrews, John T. 1974. Glacial Isostasy. Stroudsburg, PA: Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross, p. 100.
  2. ^ Loftas, Tony, & Julian Huxley. 1972. The Atlas of the Earth. London: Mitchell Beazley, p. 233.
  3. ^ "Halsafjorden" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  4. ^ E39 Halsafjorden, fjordkryssing


Stub icon

This Møre og Romsdal location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This Trøndelag location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.