Åbjøra
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Åbjøra or Åelva is a river in the municipality of Bindal
in Nordland
county, Norway
. It begins in the mountains in the southeastern part of Bindal, it passes through some lakes, including the lake Åbjørvatnet
, then past the village of Åbygda
, and ends in the Osan fjord, not far from the village of Terråk
. It is a small river but good for fishing for salmon
or sea trout.
Bindal
Bindal is a municipality in the Helgeland region in the extreme southwest part of Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre is the village of Terråk...
in Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
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 begins in the mountains in the southeastern part of Bindal, it passes through some lakes, including the lake Åbjørvatnet
Åbjørvatnet
Åbjørvatnet is a lake that lies in the southeastern part of the municipality of Bindal in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is part of the river Åbjøra, about east of the village of Åbygda....
, then past the village of Åbygda
Åbygda
Åbygda is a village in the municipality of Bindal in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the river Åbjøra, about southeast of Vassås and Terråk....
, and ends in the Osan fjord, not far from the village of Terråk
Terråk
Terråk is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Bindal in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located in the eastern part of the municipality, along the shore of the Sørfjorden arm of the Bindalsfjorden. The nearby Vassås Bridge connects Terråk to the village of...
. It is a small river but good for fishing for salmon
Salmon
Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...
or sea trout.