Nordefjorden
Nordefjorden | |
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Nordefjorden Location of the fjord | |
Location | Troms og Finnmark county, Norway |
Coordinates | 70°28′55″N 22°57′44″E / 70.4819°N 22.9621°ECoordinates: 70°28′55″N 22°57′44″E / 70.4819°N 22.9621°E |
Type | Fjord |
Native name | Nuorttat Dáččavuotna (Northern Sami) |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) |
Max. width | 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) |
Max. depth | 84 metres (276 ft) |
Nordefjorden (Northern Sami: Nuorttat Dáččavuotna) is a fjord on the west side of the island of Seiland in Hammerfest Municipality, Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The fjord extends about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) southeastwards to the Nordre Bumannsfjorddalen valley at the bottom of the fjord. Because of the valley, the fjord is occasionally called Nordre Bumannsfjord. About 400 metres (1,300 ft) out into the fjord, the fjord reaches a maximum depth of 84 metres (276 ft). The fjord has no coastal settlements. The lies a little further south.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Nordefjorden" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
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- Fjords of Troms og Finnmark
- Hammerfest
- Troms og Finnmark geography stubs
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