Dalsfjorden (Sunnmøre) Explained

Dalsfjorden
Location:Møre og Romsdal county, Norway
Pushpin Map:Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Pushpin Label:Dalsfjorden
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the fjord
Basin Countries:Norway
Coords:62.0912°N 5.9314°W
Type:Fjord
Outflow:Voldsfjorden

Dalsfjorden is a fjord in Volda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 17km (11miles) long fjord flows north into the Voldsfjorden. The fjord averages about 1to wide and it reaches a depth of below sea level. The fjord is surrounded by high mountains and the sides of the inner part of the fjord rise steeply up to 600to above sea level. There are several small villages along the shores of the fjord, the largest of which are Dravlaus on the western shore, Steinsvika at the southern end of the fjord, and Dalsbygda on the eastern shore. County Road 40 runs around the shoreline of the whole fjord.[1]

The old Dalsfjord Municipality (which existed from 1924-1964) encompassed the area surrounding this fjord. Dalsfjord Church sits on the shore of the fjord in the village of Dravlaus, just south of the mouth of the fjord.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dalsfjorden – fjord i Volda. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2013-08-10.