Sjona is a

fjord In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Icela ...

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. The fjord begins in the municipality of

Rana Rana may refer to: Astronomy * Rana (crater), a crater on Mars * Delta Eridani or Rana, a star People, groups and titles * Rana (name), a given name and surname (including a list of people and characters with the name) * Rana (title), a histor ...

and flows to the west through

Nesna Nesna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Nesna. Other villages in Nesna include Handnesneset, Husby, Saura, and Vikh ...

and

Lurøy Lurøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lurøy, located on the island of Lurøya. Other villages in Lurøy include Aldr ...

municipalities into the sea. The islands of

Handnesøya Handnesøya is an island in the municipality of Nesna in Nordland county, Norway. The island lies between the islands of Tomma and Hugla and the mainland, along the Sjona fjord. The mountainous island has a very narrow flat area on the east ...

and Tomma lie at the mouth of the fjord. The deepest part of the fjord reaches below sea level.

Norwegian County Road 17 County Road 17 ( no, Fylkesvei 17), also known as the Coastal Highway ( no, Kystriksveien), is a Norwegian highway that runs from the town of Bodø in Nordland county (in the north) to the town of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county (in the south). ...

follows the entire coast of the fjord. Villages along the shore of the fjord include Flostrand,

Mæla Mæla is a village in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along Norwegian County Road 17 at the eastern end of the Sjona fjord, about north of the villages of Utskarpen and Myklebustad. The district surrounding t ...

, and Myklebustad.

Media gallery

File:Sjona001.JPG, Outer part seen from the south; Handnesøya to the left File:NordSjona A.JPG, Outer part seen from the south File:Nordsjona B.JPG, Middle part seen from the south File:Nordsjona C.JPG, Middle part seen from the south File:Nordsjona D.JPG, Inner part seen from the south File:Nordsjona E.JPG, Inner part seen from the south File:Nordsjona F.JPG, Inner part seen from the south

References

Fjords of Nordland Rana, Norway Nesna {{Nordland-geo-stub