Skånevikfjorden | |
Pushpin Map: | Vestland#Norway |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the fjord |
Location: | Vestland county, Norway |
Coords: | 59.7178°N 5.8094°W |
Inflow: | Åkrafjorden, Etnefjorden, Matersfjorden |
Outflow: | Hardangerfjorden |
Basin Countries: | Norway |
Skånevikfjorden is a fjord in Norway. The 15km (09miles) long fjord runs through Etne and Kvinnherad municipalities in Vestland county and in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county.[1] The fjord is fed by several smaller fjords such as the Åkrafjorden, Etnefjorden, and Matersfjorden and it flows to the southwest into the main Hardangerfjorden. Some villages along the fjord include Utåker and Skånevik. The islands of Halsnøya, Fjelbergøya, and Borgundøya lie on the northwestern side of the fjord.
On 7 February 1978 a record-breaking dive occurred in the Skånevikfjorden which the divers reaching deep in the fjord. One of the divers died during a break from welding metal pipes; the government had given the dive a dispensation from part of the regulations for occupational safety.[2]