Selbjørnsfjorden is a fjord in Hordaland county, Norway. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long fjord flows east-west between the municipalities of Austevoll, Fitjar, and Bømlo. It is a wide fjord that starts at the Slåtterøy Lighthouse at the North Sea in the west and flows to the strait of Langenuen in the east. The central part of the fjord reaches about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) wide. The fjord is named after the nearby island of Selbjørn.[1][2]
| Selbjørnsfjorden | |
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 View of Stolmasundet strait with the fjord in the background. | |
  Selbjørnsfjorden Location in Hordaland county | |
| Location | Hordaland county, Norway |
| Coordinates | 59°57′03″N 5°01′44″E / 59.9508°N 5.0289°E |
| Primary inflows | Langenuen |
| Primary outflows | North Sea |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 20 kilometres (12 mi) |
| Max. width | 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) |
| Islands | Selbjørn, Stolmen, Stord |
References
- ^ Evensen, Knut Harald, ed. (2006). NAF Veibok 2007-2009 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norges Automobil-Forbund. p. 33.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Selbjørnsfjorden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-12-22.
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