Kaldfjorden, Troms

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Kaldfjorden
Store Blåmann southeast face over Kaldfjorden, 2012 March.jpg
View of the fjord with Store Blåmann in the background
Kaldfjorden is located in Troms og Finnmark
Kaldfjorden
Kaldfjorden
Location of the fjord
LocationTroms og Finnmark county, Norway
Coordinates69°46′10″N 18°40′56″E / 69.7694°N 18.6821°E / 69.7694; 18.6821Coordinates: 69°46′10″N 18°40′56″E / 69.7694°N 18.6821°E / 69.7694; 18.6821
TypeFjord
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length16 kilometres (9.9 mi)
Max. width5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
SettlementsKaldfjord, Ersfjordbotn

Kaldfjorden is a fjord on the west coast of the island of Kvaløya in Tromsø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) long fjord stretches from the island of to the village of Kaldfjord. The 1,044-metre (3,425 ft) tall Store Blåmann mountain is located on the eastern shore of the fjord. The fjord cuts the island of Kvaløya nearly in half, leaving a 950-metre (3,120 ft) wide isthmus where the villages of Kaldfjord and Kjosen are partially located.[1] The Norwegian County Road 862 highway runs along the southern shore of the fjord.

References[]

  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Kaldfjord" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-12-09.


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