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Bømlafjorden (English: Bømla Fjord)[1][2][3] is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway. The fjord is the outer-most part of the Hardangerfjord, running between the island of Bømlo (in Bømlo Municipality) and the mainland (Sveio Municipality). The Bømlafjord Tunnel crosses under Bømlafjorden.
Bømlafjorden | |
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![]() View of the fjord and the Stord Bridge | |
Location | Vestland county, Norway |
Coordinates | 59°38′N 5°17′E |
Type | Fjord |
Primary inflows | Hardangerfjorden |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 30 kilometres (19 mi) |
King Magnus IV of Sweden and Norway drowned in a shipwreck in the fjord in 1374.
On February 21, 1945, the vessel D/S Austri was attacked by British aircraft and sunk in the fjord. The passengers included German military personnel, prisoners of war, and civilian passengers,[4] among them the judge and newspaperman Gerhard Jynge.[5][6]
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