Norddalsfjorden is a branch of Storfjord

Storfjord (fjord)

The Storfjord is a fjord in the Sunnmøre region, stretching from Hareid in the west to Tafjord and Geiranger east in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The Storfjord system includes the famous Geirangerfjord and Tafjorden, at small village of Stranda it branches off into...

en in Norddal

Norddal

Norddal is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It covers the easternmost part of the Sunnmøre region along the border with Oppland county...

 and Stranda

Stranda

Stranda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stranda....

 municipalities in the Sunnmøre

Sunnmøre

Sunnmøre is the southernmost traditional district of the western Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. Its main city is Ålesund. The region comprises the municipalities of Giske, Hareid, Herøy, Norddal, Sande, Skodje, Haram, Stordal, Stranda, Sula, Sykkylven, Ulstein, Vanylven, Volda, Ørskog,...

 region of 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 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...

 is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) long, when you include the Tafjorden

Tafjorden

Tafjorden is a branch of the Norddalsfjorden/Storfjorden in the municipality of Norddal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord is located southeast of Sylte, the municipal center of Norddal...

 that stretches further east, it is 24 kilometres (14.9 mi) in total.

The fjord's mouth sits to the west between Liabygda on the northern shore and mount Skrednakken on the southern. Further into the fjord there is the village of Eidsdal

Eidsdal

Eidsdal is a village and valley in the municipality of Norddal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the south side of the Norddalsfjorden, about southwest of Sylte. Eidsdal has approximately 400 inhabitants....

 to the south. Eidsdal is connected to Linge on the northern shore by a ferry

Ferry

A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

. A few kilometers east of Linge lies the village Sylte

Sylte, Norddal

Sylte is a village and the municipal center of the municipality of Norddal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is situated at the southern end of the Valldalen valley along the shore of the Norddalsfjorden near the mouth of the Valldøla river, just west of the entrance to the Tafjorden. The ...

 at the mouth of river Valldøla in the Valldal

Valldal

Valldal is a valley in the municipality of Norddal in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It is located north of the Norddalsfjorden. The village of Sylte is located at the end of the valley along the fjord...

 valley. Further east lies the tiny village of Fjørå, at the mouth of Tafjorden

Tafjorden

Tafjorden is a branch of the Norddalsfjorden/Storfjorden in the municipality of Norddal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord is located southeast of Sylte, the municipal center of Norddal...

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