Selbjørnsfjorden

Selbjørnsfjorden
View of Stolmasundet strait with the fjord in the background.
LocationVestland county, Norway
Coordinates59°56′15″N 5°05′15″E / 59.9375°N 5.08748°E / 59.9375; 5.08748
TypeFjord
Primary inflowsLangenuen
Primary outflowsNorth Sea
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length20 kilometres (12 mi)
Max. width8 kilometres (5.0 mi)
IslandsSelbjørn, Stolmen, Stord
Location
Interactive map of Selbjørnsfjorden

Selbjørnsfjorden[1] is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long fjord flows east–west between Austevoll Municipality, Fitjar Municipality, and Bømlo Municipality. It is a wide fjord that starts at the Slåtterøy Lighthouse at the North Sea in the west and flows to the Langenuen strait 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.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  2. ^ Evensen, Knut Harald, ed. (2006). NAF Veibok 2007-2009 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norges Automobil-Forbund. p. 33.
  3. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (26 November 2024). "Selbjørnsfjorden". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 23 December 2025.