Tomrefjorden
Encyclopedia
Tomrefjorden is a fjord
in the municipality of Vestnes
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. The 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long fjord branches off of the Romsdalsfjord
just west of the village of Vestnes, and it stretches south past the villages of Fiksdal
and Vik
to the village of Tomra.
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 Vestnes
Vestnes
Vestnes is a village and a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, a 35 minute ferry ride from the town of Molde. Vestnes is part of the Romsdal region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vestnes...
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 branches off of the Romsdalsfjord
Romsdalsfjord
Romsdalsfjord is the ninth longest fjord in Norway. It is long and located in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county. It flows through the municipalities of Midsund, Haram, Vestnes, Molde, Nesset, and Rauma...
just west of the village of Vestnes, and it stretches south past the villages of Fiksdal
Fiksdal
Fiksdal or Fiksdalen is a village in the municipality of Vestnes in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the west side of the Tomrefjorden, about northwest of the village of Tomra. The village has a population of 209....
and Vik
Vik, Vestnes
Vik is a little village in the municipality of Vestnes in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the Tomrefjorden, just north of Tomra and about west-southwest of the village of Vestnes. It is part of the Tomra urban area....
to the village of Tomra.