Raftsundet
Sign in to saveor is a strait in Nordland county, Norway. The long strait runs between the islands of Hinnøya and Austvågøya, mostly in Hadsel Municipality, but the southern end is in Vågan Municipality. The strait is crossed by the Raftsund Bridge near the northern mouth of the strait. The Trollfjorden is a small fjord that branches off the strait to the west and it is a well-known tourist attraction. The island of Stormolla lies at the southern mouth where the strait joins the Vestfjorden. thumb|none|500px|Raftsundet seen from Hinnøya in late September
Key facts
- Body of water.image
- Raftsund bridge.jpg
- Body of water.caption
- View of the Raftsundet which is crossed by the Raftsund Bridge
- Body of water.location
- Nordland county, Norway
- Body of water.mapframe
- yes
- Body of water.mapframe zoom
- 9
- Body of water.mapframe caption
- Interactive map of the strait
- Body of water.basin_countries
- Norway
- Body of water.type
- Strait
- Body of water.inflow
- Hadselfjorden
- Body of water.outflow
- Vestfjorden
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- strait
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Vågan Municipality
- Image
- Raftsund-32-2019-gje.jpg
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- Raftsundet
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Encyclopedic overview
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or is a strait in Nordland county, Norway. The long strait runs between the islands of Hinnøya and Austvågøya, mostly in Hadsel Municipality, but the southern end is in Vågan Municipality. The strait is crossed by the Raftsund Bridge near the northern mouth of the strait. The Trollfjorden is a small fjord that branches off the strait to the west and it is a well-known tourist attraction. The island of Stormolla lies at the southern mouth where the strait joins the Vestfjorden. thumb|none|500px|Raftsundet seen from Hinnøya in late September
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Raftsundet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
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