Romsdalsfjord
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or is the ninth-longest fjord in Norway. The long fjord is located in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county. It flows through the municipalities of Molde, Haram, Vestnes, and Rauma. The deepest point in the fjord is just southwest of the town of Molde, where it is deep.
Key facts
- Body of water.name
- Romsdalsfjorden
- Body of water.other_name
- Romsdal Fjord / Romsdalfjord
- Body of water.image
- General view, Molde, Norway LOC 3174191573.jpg
- Body of water.caption
- View of the fjord near Molde
- Body of water.location
- Møre og Romsdal county, Norway
- Body of water.mapframe
- yes
- Body of water.mapframe zoom
- 8
- Body of water.mapframe caption
- Interactive map of the fjord
- Body of water.basin_countries
- Norway
- Body of water.type
- Fjord
- Body of water.cities
- Molde, Åndalsnes
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or is the ninth-longest fjord in Norway. The long fjord is located in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county. It flows through the municipalities of Molde, Haram, Vestnes, and Rauma. The deepest point in the fjord is just southwest of the town of Molde, where it is deep.
The fjord is a threshold-fjord, as it is separated from the ocean by a deep shallower areas at the mouth. Several islands and skerries also shelter the wide central fjord from the Atlantic.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Romsdalsfjord” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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