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Fusafjorden

Coordinates: 60°11′42″N 5°32′50″E / 60.1950°N 5.5471°E / 60.1950; 5.5471
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Fusafjorden
View of the fjord
Fusafjorden is located in Vestland
Fusafjorden
Fusafjorden
Location of the fjord
Fusafjorden is located in Norway
Fusafjorden
Fusafjorden
Fusafjorden (Norway)
LocationVestland county, Norway
Coordinates60°11′42″N 5°32′50″E / 60.1950°N 5.5471°E / 60.1950; 5.5471
Primary inflowsSamnangerfjorden
Primary outflowsBjørnafjorden
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length13 kilometres (8.1 mi)
SettlementsOsøyro

Fusafjorden (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈfʉ̂ːsɑˌfjuːɳ]) is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway. It lies in between Bjørnafjorden Municipality and Tysnes Municipality. The 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) long fjord branches off northwards from the Bjørnafjorden at the village of Osøyro. The Fusafjorden is a wide fjord that branches into three arms at Bogøya. The three arms are Samnangerfjorden, Ådlandsfjorden, and Eikelandsfjorden.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Fusafjorden". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  2. ^ Evensen, Knut Harald, ed. (2006). NAF Veibok 2007-2009 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norges Automobil-Forbund. p. 33.