Fyksesund
Encyclopedia
Fyksesund is a sound
or fjord
in the municipality of Kvam
in Hordaland
county, Norway
. It is spanned by the Fyksesund Bridge
, which was opened by Crown Prince Olav
in 1937. The Fyksesund Landscape Park
is located by the sound.
Sound (geography)
In geography a sound or seaway is a large sea or ocean inlet larger than a bay, deeper than a bight and wider than a fjord; or it may be defined as a narrow sea or ocean channel between two bodies of land ....
or fjord
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...
in the municipality of Kvam
Kvam
Kvam is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Vikør was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Parts of Strandebarm were merged with Kvam on 1 January 1965...
in Hordaland
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
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...
. It is spanned by the Fyksesund Bridge
Fyksesund Bridge
Fyksesund Bridge is a suspension road bridge that spans over Fyksesund on the road between Øystese and Ålvik in Hardanger, Norway. The bridge is 344 meters long, and the largest span is 230 meter. The bridge was opened on 9 October 1937 by the Norwegian crown prince Olav.-References:...
, which was opened by Crown Prince Olav
Olav V of Norway
Olav V was the king of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Olav was born in the United Kingdom as the son of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway...
in 1937. The Fyksesund Landscape Park
Fyksesund Landscape Park
Fyksesund Landscape Park is a landscape park in Kvam, Norway. It is located around the Fyksesund fjord, an arm of the Hardangerfjord. Fyksesund Landscape Park is one of three landscape parks, coordinated by the organisation Landskapspark Hordaland, in the district of Hardanger, the other two being...
is located by the sound.