Rombaken
Rombaken or Ruoppat is a fjord that branches off of the main Ofotfjorden in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The fjord is about 20 kilometres long and is surrounded by steep mountains, and the town of Narvik lies on the south shore of the mouth of the fjord.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fjord
- Description: fjord in Narvik, Norway
- Also known as: “Rombakenfjord”, “Rombaksfjord”, and “Ruoppat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hålogaland Bridge and Nygårds Hydroelectric Power Station.
Hålogaland Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Markus Trienke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Hålogaland Bridge is a suspension bridge which crosses the Rombaksfjorden in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is the second-longest bridge span in Norway. Hålogaland Bridge is situated 3½ km west of Rombaken.
Nygårds Hydroelectric Power Station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nygårds Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant in Storelva in Narvik Municipality. It has a power output of 25 megawatts generated by three vertical Francis turbines. Nygårds Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 3 km northeast of Rombaken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hergot and Narvik.
Hergot
Hamlet
Hergot or Hearrágoahti is a hamlet in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located by the Rombaken fjord, just north of the Rombak Bridge. Hergot Chapel is located on the south side of the hamlet. Hergot is situated 6 km east of Rombaken.
Narvik
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Narvik is a city in Nordland in northern Norway. The town of Narvik has a population of about 14,000, while the entire municipality has a population of about 18,000.
Bjerkvik
Village
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bjerkvik or Rahkka is a village in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located at the end of Herjangsfjorden, an arm of Ofotfjorden. Bjerkvik is situated 10 km north of Rombaken.
Rombaken
- 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 Basque to Spanish—“Rombaken” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Rombaken”
- Bulgarian: “Ромбакен”
- Cebuano: “Rombaken”
- Chinese: “罗姆巴克斯峡湾”
- Danish: “Rombaken”
- Dutch: “Rombaken”
- German: “Rombaken”
- Northern Sami: “Ruoppat”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rombaken”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rombaksfjorden”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rombaken”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ruoppat”
- Norwegian: “Rombaken”
- Spanish: “Rombaken”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Leirvika and Øyjorda.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Steinsvika and Hellarneset.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rombaken”. Photo: Jeanie Mackinder, CC BY 2.0.