Nordfjorden (Vestland)

Nordfjorden
Nordfjord
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Location	Nordfjord, Vestland
Coordinates	61°53′47″N 5°16′33″E / 61.8963°N 5.2759°E / 61.8963; 5.2759
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	106 kilometres (66 mi)
Max. width	2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Max. depth	565 metres (1,854 ft)
Islands	Husevågøy
Settlements	Måløy

Nordfjorden is the sixth longest fjord in Norway. It flows through the municipalities of Stryn, Gloppen, Stad, Bremanger, and Kinn, and it is the central feature of the entire Nordfjord region which makes up the northern third of the county.

The 106-kilometre (66 mi) long fjord stretches from Husevågøy island in Kinn Municipality to the village of Loen in Stryn Municipality. The fjord starts as runoff from the Jostedalsbreen, Europe's largest mainland glacier, in the east and it flows west, emptying into the ocean just south of the Stadlandet peninsula. The mouth of the fjord lies between the large islands of Vågsøy and Bremangerlandet (with the smaller island of Husevågøy lying in the middle of the mouth).

There are several smaller fjords which branch off the main Nordfjorden: Eidsfjorden, Ålfotfjorden, Hyefjorden, and Gloppefjorden. The fjord reaches a maximum-depth of 565 metres (1,854 ft) near the mouth of the Eidsfjorden and also by the village of Bryggja.^[1][2]