Saltdal Fjord (; ) is a fjord arm of
Skjerstadfjorden in
Saltdal Municipality
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in
Nordland
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county
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,
Norway
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. The fjord extends south to the village of
Rognan at the bottom of the fjord.
The inlet of the fjord lies between Hjelbunes, a headland to the west, and Langruodden, a promontory to the east. The village of
Setså lies on the east side of the fjord, slightly inland from the shore. On the west lies the hamlet of Vik inside the bay formed by Tangodden, a peninsula jutting north into the fjord.
[''Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt''. 1908. Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Company, p. 250.] Rognan lies at the foot of the fjord,
[Philpott, Don. 1991. ''Visitor's Guide: Norway''. Ashbourne: Moorland, p. 200.] and this is also where the Saltdal River flows into the fjord. West of the river's mouth lie the hamlets of
Saksenvik and Botn.
The
Nordland Line
The Nordland Line (, ) is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø, Norway. It is the longest in Norway and lacks electrification. The route runs through Trøndelag and Nordland counties, carrying a combination of commuter, long-haul passenge ...
railway and the
European route E6
European route E6 (, , or simply E6) is the main north–south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the countr ...
highway both run along the entire east side of the fjord,
and
Norwegian County Road 515 runs along the west side.
References
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Fjords of Nordland
Saltdal