Kornstadfjord

Kornstadfjorden or Kornstadfjord is a fjord that runs between Averøy Municipality and Hustadvika Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 9-kilometre (5.6 mi) long fjord runs between the Romsdal peninsula and the island of Averøya. The villages of Visnes and Eide lie on the west side of the fjord and the village of Kornstad is located on the east side of the fjord.[1]

Kornstadfjorden
View of the fjord
Kornstadfjorden
Location in Møre og Romsdal
LocationNordmøre, Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates62.9665°N 7.4112°E / 62.9665; 7.4112
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length9 kilometres (5.6 mi)
Max. width3 kilometres (1.9 mi)

On the south end of the fjord, it becomes the Kvernesfjorden and runs to the northeast. On the north end of the fjord, it becomes the Lauvøyfjorden, near where the Atlantic Ocean Road (Atlanterhavsveien) crosses the fjord.

References

  1. "Kornstadfjorden" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-11-17.


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