Frøyfjorden
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The Frøyfjorden is a fjord
between the islands of Frøya and Hitra
in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) long fjord is rather shallow, only about 100 metres (328.1 ft) at its deepest. The Frøya Tunnel is goes beneath the fjord from Hammarvika
, Frøya to Dolmøya
, Hitra
.
Fjord
Geologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.-Formation:A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. Glacial melting is accompanied by rebound of Earth's crust as the ice...
between the islands of Frøya and Hitra
Hitra
Hitra is a municipality and an island in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality covers the island of Hitra and several smaller islands, and is part of the Fosen region...
in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) long fjord is rather shallow, only about 100 metres (328.1 ft) at its deepest. The Frøya Tunnel is goes beneath the fjord from Hammarvika
Hammarvika
Hammarvika is a village in the municipality of Frøya in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located about south of the municipal center of Sistranda on the southeastern side of the island of Frøya. The village has a population of 499....
, Frøya to Dolmøya
Dolmøya
Dolmøya is an island in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is located in the Frøyfjorden, just north of the village of Melandsjøen on the island of Hitra. The island is flat, swampy, and has very few trees. The island is also the location of the southern...
, Hitra
Hitra
Hitra is a municipality and an island in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality covers the island of Hitra and several smaller islands, and is part of the Fosen region...
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