The Frænfjorden is a fjord

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...

 in the municipality of Fræna

Fræna

Fræna is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Romsdal. The municipality is located on the Romsdal peninsula surrounding the Frænfjorden, the eastern shore of the Julsund strait, and includes most of the Hustadvika area...

 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 approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) long fjord flows from Malmefjorden to the Julsund

Julsund

Julsundet is a long strait between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Romsdalsfjord, about 15 minutes west of Molde, Norway. It runs through the municipalities of Fræna, Aukra, Molde, and Midsund, flowing north-south from Bud to Julneset . It is between the Romsdal peninsula and the islands of...

 strait near the island of Gossa. The villages of Malme

Malme

Malme or Malmefjorden is a village at the end of the Malmefjorden in the municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located southeast of the municipal center of Elnesvågen and about south of Sylte. The village has a population of 411....

, Sylte

Sylte, Fræna

Sylte is a village along the Frænfjorden in the municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the mouth of the river Sylteelva about north of the village of Malme and about southeast of the municipal center of Elnesvågen. The village has a population of 314....

, Elnesvågen

Elnesvågen

Elnesvågen is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the Frænafjorden about north of the city of Molde, east of Tornes, and northwest of Malmefjorden and Sylte...

, Aureosen, and Tornes

Tornes

Tornes is a village in the municipality of Fræna in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Julsund strait at the mouth of the Frænfjorden. It is about west of the municipal center of Elnesvågen and about south of the village of Bud. The village has a population of...

are all located along the shores of the fjord. There are many small islands scattered throughout the fjord.