The name literally means "the west fjord", although it is called a fjord, it could best be described as a firth or an open bight of sea. The "fjord" lies between the Lofotenarchipelago and the Salten district of mainland Norway. The term fjord (from the old Norsefjördr meaning firth or inlet) is used more generally for bodies of water in the western Scandinavian languages than the more narrow usage assigned in English.[3][4]
The Vestfjord flows from the area near the town of Narvik to the west and southwest. The mouth of the Vestfjord is about 80 kilometres (50 mi) wide, roughly running from the mainland town of Bodø to the islands of Røstlandet and Værøya to the northwest of Bodø.[1]
The Vestfjord is famous for its cod fishery, which was exploited back to the early medieval period. More recently, the winter invasion of Orcas in the inner parts of Vestfjord has become a tourist attraction. Strong winds with heavy seas are not uncommon in Vestfjord in winter.[1]
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Vågakallen mountain and the Lofoten wall, view towards west
Vestfjord seen from a mountain in Steigen, with the southern part of the Lofoten wall visible on the right
vestfjorden, other, places, with, same, name, disambiguation, fjord, greenland, vestfjord, kilometre, long, fjord, oceanic, nordland, county, norway, vestfjordmap, fjordlocation, fjordshow, nordland, norway, show, norwaylocationnordland, county, norwaycoordina. For other places with the same name see Vestfjorden disambiguation For the fjord in Greenland see Vestfjord Vestfjorden is a 155 kilometre 96 mi long fjord or oceanic sea in Nordland county Norway 1 2 VestfjordMap of the fjordVestfjordenLocation of the fjordShow map of NordlandVestfjordenVestfjorden Norway Show map of NorwayLocationNordland county NorwayCoordinates68 03 N 14 46 E 68 050 N 14 767 E 68 050 14 767 Coordinates 68 03 N 14 46 E 68 050 N 14 767 E 68 050 14 767TypeFjordNative nameVestfjorden Bokmal Basin countriesNorwayMax length155 kilometres 96 mi Max width80 kilometres 50 mi The name literally means the west fjord although it is called a fjord it could best be described as a firth or an open bight of sea The fjord lies between the Lofoten archipelago and the Salten district of mainland Norway The term fjord from the old Norse fjordr meaning firth or inlet is used more generally for bodies of water in the western Scandinavian languages than the more narrow usage assigned in English 3 4 The Vestfjord flows from the area near the town of Narvik to the west and southwest The mouth of the Vestfjord is about 80 kilometres 50 mi wide roughly running from the mainland town of Bodo to the islands of Rostlandet and Vaeroya to the northwest of Bodo 1 The Vestfjord is famous for its cod fishery which was exploited back to the early medieval period More recently the winter invasion of Orcas in the inner parts of Vestfjord has become a tourist attraction Strong winds with heavy seas are not uncommon in Vestfjord in winter 1 Media gallery Edit Vagakallen mountain and the Lofoten wall view towards west Vestfjord seen from a mountain in Steigen with the southern part of the Lofoten wall visible on the right A calm summer day on VestfjordReferences Edit a b c Thorsnaes Geir ed 2018 11 18 Vestfjorden Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 2018 11 20 Somme Axel ed 1960 The Geography of Norden London Heinemann Soega Geir T 1910 A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic Clarendon Press Barnes Michael 1999 A New Introduction to Old Norse London University College ISBN 9780903521451 This Nordland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a fjord in Norway is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vestfjorden amp oldid 1068119215, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
