Digernessundet
Encyclopedia
Digernessundet is a sound
in Stord
, Norway
, between the islands of Føyno
and Stord, which connects Nyleia with Bømlafjorden
. The Stord Bridge
crosses Digernessundet.
Sound (geography)
In geography a sound or seaway is a large sea or ocean inlet larger than a bay, deeper than a bight and wider than a fjord; or it may be defined as a narrow sea or ocean channel between two bodies of land ....
in Stord
Stord
Stord is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" - as it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural land, and mountain areas....
, 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...
, between the islands of Føyno
Føyno
Føyno is an inhabited island south-west of Stord, part of Stord municipality in Norway. The island was joined to the mainland in December 2000, via Sveio in the south, through the Bømlafjord tunnel and Stord to the north via the Stord bridge. The bridge takes the E39 traffic as part of the Triangle...
and Stord, which connects Nyleia with Bømlafjorden
Bømlafjorden
Bømlafjorden is a fjord in Hordaland, Norway, and the outer-most part of the Hardangerfjord. The Bømlafjord Tunnel crosses under Bømlafjorden....
. The Stord Bridge
Stord Bridge
The Stord Bridge is a suspension bridge which crosses Digernessundet the islands of Stord and Føyno in Stord, Norway. The bridge is long, has a main span of and a clearance below of .. It carries two lanes of European Route E39 and a combined pedestrian and bicycle pathway. It is part of the...
crosses Digernessundet.