Austefjord
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The Austefjord is a fjord
arm of the Voldsfjord (or Voldafjord) that lies in the municipality of Volda
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. The 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long fjord lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the mountain Eidskyrkja
in the northeastern part of the municipality. The Austefjord and the Kilsfjord
join together to form the Voldsfjord.
Fjord
Geologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.-Formation:A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. Glacial melting is accompanied by rebound of Earth's crust as the ice...
arm of the Voldsfjord (or Voldafjord) that lies in the municipality of Volda
Volda
Volda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Volda. The municipality is located about south of the city of Ålesund.-General information:...
in Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long fjord lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the mountain Eidskyrkja
Eidskyrkja
Eidskyrkja is a mountain in the municipality of Volda in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The mountain is located about south of the Austefjord in Volda and about northwest of Grodås in Hornindal....
in the northeastern part of the municipality. The Austefjord and the Kilsfjord
Kilsfjord, Møre og Romsdal
Kilsfjord is a fjord in the municipality of Volda in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the highway in the central part of the municipality. The Kilsfjord joins the Austefjord to form the Voldsfjord. It is located about east of the Dalsfjorden.-References:...
join together to form the Voldsfjord.