Trollfjord
Sign in to saveThe Trollfjord or Trollfjorden is a fjord in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The long fjord cuts into the island of Austvågøya and flows out into the Raftsundet strait. The fjord has a narrow entrance and steep-sided mountains surrounding it. The name is derived from troll, a figure from Norse mythology.
Key facts
- Body of water.name
- Trollfjord
- Body of water.other_name
- Trollfjorden
- Body of water.image
- Fiordo de Troll, Lofoten, Noruega, 2019-09-05, DD 66.jpg
- Body of water.caption
- View of the fjord
- Body of water.location
- Nordland county, Norway
- Body of water.mapframe
- yes
- Body of water.mapframe zoom
- 11
- Body of water.mapframe caption
- Interactive map of the fjord
- Body of water.basin_countries
- Norway
- Body of water.type
- Fjord
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- fjord
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Hadsel Municipality
- Image
- Fiordo de Troll, Lofoten, Noruega, 2019-09-05, DD 67.jpg
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- Commons category
- Trollfjorden
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Controversy
- History
- The Battle of Trollfjord
- Sailing into the Mousehole
- Media gallery
- References
The Trollfjord or Trollfjorden is a fjord in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The long fjord cuts into the island of Austvågøya and flows out into the Raftsundet strait. The fjord has a narrow entrance and steep-sided mountains surrounding it. The name is derived from troll, a figure from Norse mythology.
The fjord is a popular tourist attraction due to the beauty of its natural setting. It is only accessible by boat or by a nearby hike over very rugged terrain. The Hurtigruten's ships on the route between Bergen and Kirkenes detour into Trollfjorden. It is also popular with other cruise lines.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Trollfjord” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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