Hamnesfjord
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Hamnesfjord is a fjord
in the municipality of Surnadal
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. The 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long fjord begins at the mouth of the Bøvra river at the village of Bæverfjord, near Åsskard
, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Sylte
, Skei
, and Surnadalsøra
.
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 Surnadal
Surnadal
is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Skei. Other villages include Todalsøra, Surnadalsøra, Sylte, Glærem, Stangvik, and Åsskard....
in Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
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 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long fjord begins at the mouth of the Bøvra river at the village of Bæverfjord, near Åsskard
Åsskard
Åsskard is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village Åsskard is located in the western part of Surnadal, about northwest of Sylte. The former municipality included the area around the Åsskardfjord and north of the Hamnesfjord....
, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Sylte
Sylte, Surnadal
Sylte is a village in the municipality of Surnadal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The farming village is located at the end of the Surnadalsfjorden at the mouth of the river Surna. It is about southeast of the village of Glærem, about north of Surnadalsøra, and about northeast of the...
, Skei
Skei, Møre og Romsdal
Skei is a village and the administrative center of the municipality of Surnadal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at near the end of the Surnadalsfjorden along the river Surna...
, and Surnadalsøra
Surnadalsøra
Surnadalsøra is a village in the municipality of Surnadal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Surnadalsfjorden, near the mouth of the river Surna. It is located just south of the village of Sylte and Skei....
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