Forfjorden
Forfjorden is a fjord on the west side of the island of Hinnøya in the Vesterålen archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. The fjord lies along the border between Sortland Municipality and Andøy Municipality.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fjord
- Description: fjord in Nordland, Norway
- Also known as: “Forfjord”, “Forrfjord”, and “Forrfjorden”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fornes Chapel and Forfjorden.
Fornes Chapel
Church
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Fornes Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is an annex chapel, located in the village of Fornes on the island of Hinnøya, in the Andøy parish of the Lofoten prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. Fornes Chapel is situated 2½ km north of Forfjorden.
Forfjorden
Nature reserve
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Forfjorden is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Forfjorden.
Forfjorden
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Sortland, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Forfjorden” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Forfjorden”
- Danish: “Forfjorden”
- French: “Forfjorden”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Forfjorden”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Forfjorden”
- Norwegian: “Forfjorden”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Storneset and Svenskeneset.
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