Jørnfjorden Explained

Jørnfjorden
Location:Nordland county, Norway
Caption Map:Interactive map of the fjord
Basin Countries:Norway
Coords:68.685°N 14.6962°W
Type:Fjord

Jørnfjorden[1] is a fjord in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 7km (04miles) long fjord is an arm of Eidsfjorden, cutting into the large island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. The inlet to the ford lies between the villages of Straumsnes to the west and Guvåg to the east.[2] The fjord extends 7km (04miles) north to the village of Verhalsen. The fjord reaches a depth of just northeast of the small village of Auvåg.

The village of Auvåg lies on the west side of the fjord slightly past the inlet, and the village of Røsnes lies on the opposite shore, to the east. Immediately north of Auvåg there are two bays, Nordvåg and Langfjord. A small fjord arm further into the fjord, to the northeast, is named Kvernfjord. It extends 800m (2,600feet) inland to a village of the same name. The village of Klakksjorda lies on the other side, along an arm of the fjord named Vestfjord.

County Road 913 runs along the entire east side of the fjord.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-08-14.
  2. Book: Helland, Amund. Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt. H. Aschehoug & Company. XVIII . 3. 1908. Kristiania, Norway . Norwegian. 2018-12-29. 747, 771. Bø herred.
  3. Web site: Vegliste 2016: Fylkes- og kommunale veger. Nordland. 2016. Bodø. Statens vegvesen Region nord. 30. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308192247/http://www.vegvesen.no/_attachment/1571367/binary/1139174?fast_title=Nordland+-+vegliste+fylkes-+og+kommunale+veger+oktober+2016.pdf . 2017-03-08. Norwegian .