Stokksundet (Hordaland)
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Stokksundet is a sound
between the islands of Stord and Bømlo
in Hordaland
, Norway
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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 ....
between the islands of Stord and Bømlo
Bømlo (island)
Bømlo or Bømmeløy is the largest island in the municipality Bømlo in Norway. The island covers ; which is divided in two by the Kulleseid Canal. Settlements include Svortland, Rubbestadneset, Foldrøyhamn, Langevåg and Melandsvågen. The island is connected with bridges to other islands in the...
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...
, 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...
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