Fedafjorden is a fjord in
Agder
Agder is a counties of Norway, county () and districts of Norway, traditional region in the southern part of Norway and is coextensive with the Southern Norway region. The county was established on 1 January 2020, when the old Vest-Agder and Au ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. The is located in the municipalities of
Kvinesdal
Kvinesdal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Lister Region, Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the villa ...
,
Flekkefjord
Flekkefjord () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Lister Region, Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the ...
, and
Farsund
is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Lister Region, Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Farsund (town ...
. The long, narrow fjord runs south from the mouth of the river
Kvina
Kvina is a river in Southern Norway. The long river begins in the Setesdalsheiene mountains in the municipality of Valle in Agder county and it flows south, along the former Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder county border, through the Kvinesdalen vall ...
to the
Listafjorden
Listafjorden is a widely shaped fjord (or bay) between the island of Hidra and the Lista peninsula in Agder county, Norway. The fjord is located in the municipalities Farsund and Flekkefjord. The long and about the same distance wide at its mou ...
.
The fjord is long and only about wide. The village of
Feda Feda or FEDA may also refer to:
*Feda (municipality), a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway
*Feda, Norway, a village in Kvinesdal, Vest-Agder
* Feđa, Bosnian given name ''includes list of people named Feđa''
* Further Education Develo ...
is located at the northwestern side of the fjord, just west of the
Fedafjord Bridge on the
European route E39
European route E39 is the designation of a north–south road in Norway and Denmark from Klett, just south of Trondheim (city), Trondheim, to Aalborg via Bergen, Stavanger and Kristiansand. In total, there are nine ferries, more than any other ...
highway. Near the mouth of the fjord, at the south end, lies the island of
Andabeløya
Andabeløya or Andabeløyna is a populated island in Flekkefjord municipality in Agder county, Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europ ...
. The majority of the fjord lies in
Kvinesdal
Kvinesdal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Lister Region, Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the villa ...
municipality, but the mouth of the fjord is split between the municipalities of
Flekkefjord
Flekkefjord () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Lister Region, Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the ...
and
Farsund
is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Lister Region, Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Farsund (town ...
.
The old municipality of
Feda Feda or FEDA may also refer to:
*Feda (municipality), a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway
*Feda, Norway, a village in Kvinesdal, Vest-Agder
* Feđa, Bosnian given name ''includes list of people named Feđa''
* Further Education Develo ...
, which existed from 1900 until 1963, encompassed the area surrounding both sides of the Fedafjorden.
References
Fjords of Agder
Kvinesdal
Flekkefjord
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