Snigsfjorden

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Snigsfjorden
Sniksfjorden
Sniksfjorden-20091018.jpg
View of the fjord
Snigsfjorden is located in Agder
Snigsfjorden
Snigsfjorden
Location of the fjord
LocationAgder county, Norway
Coordinates58°02′50″N 7°16′22″E / 58.0471°N 07.2728°E / 58.0471; 07.2728Coordinates: 58°02′50″N 7°16′22″E / 58.0471°N 07.2728°E / 58.0471; 07.2728
Primary inflowsAudna river
Primary outflowsNorth Sea
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length3 kilometres (1.9 mi)

Snigsfjorden or Sniksfjorden is a fjord in Lyngdal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The 3-kilometre (1.9 mi) long fjord begins at the mouth of the river Audna by the small village of , about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the municipal centre of Vigeland. The fjord heads south to the North Sea. The east side of the fjord is the mainland of Norway and the west side of the fjord is bounded by the island of . The two small islets of Fløyholmen and Tolleknivane are located at the mouth of the fjord. The small Navarsundet strait runs between Unnerøy island and the mainland on the west side of the fjord, connecting it to the nearby .[1]

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  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Lindesnes" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-12-15.
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