Nordfjorden (Vestland)

Nordfjord
Nordfjorden
View of the fjord
LocationVestland county, Norway
Coordinates61°53′47″N 5°16′33″E / 61.8963°N 5.2759°E / 61.8963; 5.2759
TypeFjord
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length106 kilometres (66 mi)
Max. width2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Max. depth565 metres (1,854 ft)
IslandsHusevågøy
SettlementsMåløy
Location
Interactive map of the fjord

Nordfjord or Nordfjorden is the sixth longest fjord in Norway. It's located in the northern part of Vestland county, flowing through the municipalities of Stryn, Gloppen, Stad, Bremanger, and Kinn. It is the central feature of the entire Nordfjord region, which makes up the northern third of the county.

The 106-kilometre (66 mi) long fjord stretches from Husevågøy island in Kinn Municipality to the village of Loen in Stryn Municipality. The fjord begins as runoff from the Jostedalsbreen, Europe's largest mainland glacier, in the east, and flows westward, emptying into the ocean just south of the Stadlandet peninsula. The mouth of the fjord lies between the large islands of Vågsøy and Bremangerlandet (with the smaller island of Husevågøy lying in the middle of the mouth).

There are several smaller fjords which branch off the main Nordfjorden: Eidsfjorden, Ålfotfjorden, Hyefjorden, and Gloppefjorden. The fjord reaches a maximum depth of 565 metres (1,854 ft) near the mouth of the Eidsfjorden and also by the village of Bryggja.