Hjørundfjorden

Hjørundfjorden is a fjord in the traditional district of Sunnmøre in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located mostly within Ørsta Municipality, although part of the mouth of the fjord is in Sykkylven Municipality. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long fjord is an arm off of the larger Storfjorden. OVillages along the shores of the fjord include Molaupen, Hundeidvik, Trandal, Sæbø, and Store Standal.[1]

This article is about the fjord. For the former municipality in Sunnmøre, Norway, see Hjørundfjord.
Hjørundfjorden
View of the Sunnmørsalpene from the Hjørundfjorden
Hjørundfjorden
Location in Møre og Romsdal county
LocationSunnmøre, Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates62.3479°N 6.3951°E / 62.3479; 6.3951
Primary outflowsStorfjorden
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length20 kilometres (12 mi)
Max. width3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Max. depth−441 metres (−1,447 ft)

The area surrounding the Hjørundfjorden was part of the municipality of Hjørundfjord from 1838 until 1964.

The Hjørundfjorden is surrounded by the Sunnmørsalpene mountain range in Ørsta and Sykkylven, with mountain peaks reaching 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) straight up from the fjord, including Skårasalen and Skopphorn. Both sides of the fjord are heavily wooded, the result of the extensive rainfall on one of the world's wettest fjords.[2]

See also

References
  1. Store norske leksikon. "Hjørundfjorden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  2. "Quick info, Hjørundfjorden". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-08-04.


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