Hjørundfjorden

This article is about the fjord. For the former municipality in Sunnmøre, Norway, see Hjørundfjord.

Hjørundfjorden is a fjord in the traditional district of Sunnmøre in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located mostly within the municipality of Ørsta, although part of the mouth of the fjord is in Sykkylven. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long fjord is an arm off of the larger Storfjorden. Villages along the shores of the fjord include Molaupen, Hundeidvik, Trandal, Sæbø, and Store Standal.^[1]

Hjørundfjorden
View of the Sunnmørsalpene from the Hjørundfjorden
Hjørundfjorden Location in Møre og Romsdal county
Location	Sunnmøre, Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates	62.3479°N 6.3951°E / 62.3479; 6.3951
Primary outflows	Storfjorden
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	20 kilometres (12 mi)
Max. width	3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Max. depth	−441 metres (−1,447 ft)

The area surrounding the Hjørundfjorden was part of the municipality of Hjørundfjord from 1838 until 1964.

The Hjørundfjorden is surrounded by the Sunnmørsalpene mountain range in Ørsta and Sykkylven, with mountain peaks reaching 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) straight up from the fjord, including Skårasalen and Skopphorn. Both sides of the fjord are heavily wooded, the result of extensive rainfall in one of the world's wettest fjords.^[2]

See also

• List of Norwegian fjords

References

1. Store norske leksikon. "Hjørundfjorden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-09-21.
2. "Quick info, Hjørundfjorden". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-08-04.