Astafjorden
Sign in to saveor is a fjord (more accurately, a strait) in Troms county, Norway. It flows through the municipalities of Salangen, Gratangen, Ibestad, and Tjeldsund. The long fjord flows from the Salangen fjord in the east to the Vågsfjorden in the west. The wide fjord separates the islands of Andørja and Rolla from the mainland. There are several small fjords that branch off this fjord including: Lavangen, Gratangen, Grovfjorden, and Salangen.
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It is catalogued under topics including Fjords of Troms, Gratangen Municipality and Ibestad Municipality.
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or is a fjord (more accurately, a strait) in Troms county, Norway. It flows through the municipalities of Salangen, Gratangen, Ibestad, and Tjeldsund. The long fjord flows from the Salangen fjord in the east to the Vågsfjorden in the west. The wide fjord separates the islands of Andørja and Rolla from the mainland. There are several small fjords that branch off this fjord including: Lavangen, Gratangen, Grovfjorden, and Salangen.
==Name== The fjord (and the historic Astafjord Municipality) were named after the old Ånstad farm (). The first element of the old name comes from the male name Arna or "Arne", the second element means "home" or "farm", and the last element is identical with the word for "fjord". Thus, the name literally means the "fjord by Arne's farm".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Astafjorden” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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