Hadselfjord
Encyclopedia
The Hadselfjord is a Norwegian
fjord
(and more correctly a strait
) in Vesterålen
which separates Hadseløya
island in the northwest from Austvågøya island in the south and Hinnøya
island in the east. In the northeast the Hadselfjord connects with Sortlandssund, which separates Langøya
and Hinnøya.
A ferry passes between Melbu
village and Fiskebøl
village across the Hadselfjord. Formerly a ferry also passed between Stokmarknes
and Kaljord
on Hinnøya.
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...
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...
(and more correctly a strait
Strait
A strait or straits is a narrow, typically navigable channel of water that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses, but it may also refer to a navigable channel through a body of water that is otherwise not...
) in Vesterålen
Vesterålen
Vesterålen is a district and archipelago in Nordland, Norway, just north of Lofoten.-The name:The Norse forms of the name were Vestráll and Vestrálar . The first element is vestr n west, the last element is áll m ' sound, strait'...
which separates Hadseløya
Hadseløya
Hadseløya is an island in Vesterålen in Nordland county, Norway. Its area is 102 km². It is located in Hadsel municipality. Stokmarknes is situated on the northern shore of the island, and Melbu is on the south coast....
island in the northwest from Austvågøya island in the south and Hinnøya
Hinnøya
-Geography and environment:Covering an area of , it is the fourth-largest island in the country, and the largest off the mainland. The western part of the island is in the Vesterålen district, while the southwestern part is in Lofoten. As of 2006, it had a population of 31,851, of which the only...
island in the east. In the northeast the Hadselfjord connects with Sortlandssund, which separates Langøya
Langøya
Langøya is the third largest island of Norway , with an area of . The island is a part of Vesterålen, and is situated in Nordland county, just west of Hinnøya. The Sortlandssundet divides the two islands. It includes the municipality of Bø, and parts of the municipalities of Øksnes, Sortland and...
and Hinnøya.
A ferry passes between Melbu
Melbu
Melbu is a village located in the municipality of Hadsel in the Vesterålen archipelago in the county of Nordland, in Northern Norway. Melbu is one of two centres on the Hadseløya island, the other being Stokmarknes. Melbu is host to the annual Sommer-Melbu festival.- Infrastructure :Melbu has a...
village and Fiskebøl
Fiskebøl
Fiskebøl is a village on the island of Austvågøy on the south shore of Hadselfjord in Hadsel, Norway. It has a ferry quay for the Melbu–Fiskebø Ferry....
village across the Hadselfjord. Formerly a ferry also passed between Stokmarknes
Stokmarknes
is a small town on the island of Hadsel in Nordland, Norway. It is the municipality centre of the Hadsel municipality. Township was declared in 2000. It is home to Hurtigruten. The local hospital for the Vesterålen region is situated in Stokmarknes....
and Kaljord
Kaljord
Kaljord is a village on Hinnøya in Hadsel municipality. The area of Kaljord, Hennes, Kvitnes, Kvantoelv and Fiskfjord is known as Innlandet, or Hadsel Innland....
on Hinnøya.