Tingvollfjorden (Møre og Romsdal)

Tingvollfjorden
View of the fjord
Tingvollfjorden is located in Møre og Romsdal
Tingvollfjorden
Tingvollfjorden
Location of the fjord
Tingvollfjorden is located in Norway
Tingvollfjorden
Tingvollfjorden
Tingvollfjorden (Norway)
LocationNordmøre, Norway
Coordinates62°48′22″N 8°12′25″E / 62.806°N 8.207°E / 62.806; 8.207
TypeFjord
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length52 kilometres (32 mi)
Max. depth−365 metres (−1,198 ft)

Tingvollfjorden is a fjord in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 17-kilometre (11 mi) long fjord passes through the municipalities of Tingvoll, Gjemnes, Molde, and Sunndal. The 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 maximum 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]

See also

References

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


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