Nærøysundet

Nærøysundet^[1] is a strait in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village of Rørvik, is located along the Nærøysundet, on the northwestern side. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) strait is crossed by the Nærøysund Bridge which connects the mainland and the island of Inner-Vikna. The shipping lane along the Norwegian coast passes through the strait, and the ship traffic is guided by the Nærøysund Lighthouse.^[2][3][4]

Nærøysundet
View over the southern part of Nærøysundet with the crossing Nærøysund Bridge
Interactive map of the fjord
Location	Trøndelag county, Norway
Coordinates	64.842°N 11.200°E / 64.842; 11.200
Type	Strait
Primary inflows	Folda
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	20 kilometres (12 mi)

References

1. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Nærøysundet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
3. Evensen, Knut Harald, ed. (2010). NAF Veibok 2010–2012 (in Norwegian) (29 ed.). Oslo: Norges Automobil-Forbund. pp. 86, 480.
4. Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2013). NAF Veibok 2014-2016 (in Norwegian) (30 ed.). Oslo: Norges Automobil-Forbund. pp. 110, 391–392. ISBN 978-82-7167-124-2.