Tysfjorden
Tysfjorden or Divtasvuodna is a fjord in Nordland county, Norway. The fjord is the border between Narvik Municipality and Hamarøy Municipality. The island of Hulløya is located about halfway through the fjord, right before the fjord splits in to several smaller branches.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fjord
- Description: fjord in Nordland, Norway
- Also known as: “Divtasvuodna”, “Tyss Fjord”, and “Tyssfjorden”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bekkenesholmen and Korsnes Church.
Bekkenesholmen
Nature reserve
Bekkenesholmen is a nature reserve, which is situated 2½ km east of Tysfjorden.
Korsnes Church
Church
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Korsnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Korsnes. It is the church for the Korsnes parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. Korsnes Church is situated 2½ km west of Tysfjorden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Korsnes.
Korsnes
Village
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Korsnes or Hierenjárgga is a village in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located about 5 kilometres north of Bognes, along the western shore of the Tysfjorden. Korsnes Church is located in the village. Korsnes is situated 2½ km west of Tysfjorden.
Tysfjorden
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Tysfjorden” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tysfjorden”
- Chinese: “蒂斯峡湾”
- Chinese: “蒂斯峽灣”
- Danish: “Tysfjorden”
- Dutch: “Tysfjord”
- Estonian: “Tysfjorden”
- German: “Tysfjord”
- German: “Tysfjorden”
- Lule Sami: “Divtasvuodna”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Divtasvuodna”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tysfjorden”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tysfjorden”
- Norwegian: “Tysfjorden”
- Persian: “تیسفیورن”
- Swedish: “Tysfjorden”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Leiknes and Stranda.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Løktodden and Korsnesholmen.
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