Jørnfjorden is a
fjord
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in
Bø Municipality in
Nordland
Nordland (; , , , ) is one of the three northernmost Counties of Norway, counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to t ...
county,
Norway
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. The long fjord is an arm of
Eidsfjorden, cutting into the large island of
Langøya
Langøya is the third largest island of Norway (outside of Svalbard), with an area of . The island is a part of the Vesterålen archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. The island includes Bø Municipality and Øksnes Municipality as well as pa ...
in the
Vesterålen
Vesterålen ( , ; ) is a district and archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of Lofoten and west of Harstad. It is the northernmost part of Nordland county. Sortland is the largest town, situated near the center of the a ...
archipelago
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. The inlet to the ford lies between the villages of
Straumsnes to the west and
Guvåg to the east.
The fjord extends north to the village of
Verhalsen. The fjord reaches a depth of just northeast of the small village of
Auvåg.
The village of Auvåg lies on the west side of the fjord slightly past the inlet, and the village of
Røsnes lies on the opposite shore, to the east. Immediately north of Auvåg there are two bays, Nordvåg and Langfjord. A small fjord arm further into the fjord, to the northeast, is named
Kvernfjord. It extends inland to a village of the same name. The village of
Klakksjorda lies on the other side, along an arm of the fjord named Vestfjord.
County Road 913 runs along the entire east side of the fjord.
References
External links
Jørnfjord at Norgeskart
Bø, Nordland
Vesterålen
Fjords of Nordland
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