Osterfjorden Explained

Osterfjorden
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the fjord
Location:Vestland county, Norway
Coords:60.5446°N 5.3181°W
Inflow:Romarheimsfjorden
Basin Countries:Norway
Width:1kmto3kmkm (01milesto02mileskm)

Osterfjorden is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway. The fjord is one of three fjords surrounding the island of Osterøy. The fjord runs along the municipal border of Alver and Osterøy municipalities. The fjord begins at the Romarheimsfjorden and flows to the west for before ending near the village of Knarvik at the confluence of four fjords: Osterfjorden, Radfjorden (to the north), Sørfjorden (to the south), and Salhusfjorden (to the west). The Osterfjorden is generally about 1to wide and the deepest point in the fjord reaches a depth of below sea level.[1]

The following villages lie along the Osterfjorden: Knarvik, Hamre, Leknes, Eikanger, Hosanger, Fotlandsvåg, Ostereidet, and Tysso. Historically, the old municipality of Hosanger encompassed the land on both sides of the fjord, with the fjord running through the middle of the municipality.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Osterfjorden. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2014-03-26.