Hylsfjord
Sign in to saveHylsfjorden is a fjord in Suldal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The long fjord runs from the small area of Hylen to the west. It ends just north of the village of Sand where it joins the Saudafjorden and together they form the Sandsfjorden, an inner branch of the Boknafjorden. The Hylen Hydroelectric Power Station is located in the inner end of Hylsfjord. The fjord has relatively little development along its shores, only a few small hamlets, with Vanvik being the largest.
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- North Sea
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- Norway
- Located in
- Suldal Municipality
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Hylsfjorden is a fjord in Suldal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The long fjord runs from the small area of Hylen to the west. It ends just north of the village of Sand where it joins the Saudafjorden and together they form the Sandsfjorden, an inner branch of the Boknafjorden. The Hylen Hydroelectric Power Station is located in the inner end of Hylsfjord. The fjord has relatively little development along its shores, only a few small hamlets, with Vanvik being the largest.
==See also== List of Norwegian fjords
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