Fjord

Høgsfjorden 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 Rogaland

Rogaland

is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...

 county, Norway. The fjord starts near Idse

Idse

Idse is a populated island in the municipality of Strand, Norway, located west of the island Idsal. Idse has a separate postal code 4102....

 in Strand

Strand, Norway

Strand is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Ryfylke. Strand was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Høle was separated from Strand in 1842....

 and ends near Frafjord in Gjesdal

Gjesdal

Gjesdal is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. In the northwest the municipality borders Sandnes, to the north Forsand, to the east Sirdal, to the south Bjerkreim, and to the west Time....

. The Lysefjord

Lysefjord

Lysefjord is a fjord located in Forsand in Ryfylke in south-western Norway...

 branches off from the Høgsfjord near the village Forsand

Forsand

Forsand is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. Forsand was separated from Høle on 1 January 1871. In 1999, evidence of a population here dating back to around 7500 BC was located....

. The fjord is 1500 m wide and has a maximum depth of 170 meters.

Municipality

The municipality of Høgsfjord was formed after a split from Strand

Strand, Norway

Strand is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Ryfylke. Strand was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Høle was separated from Strand in 1842....

 in 1865 (pop

Population

A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

: 3,203), which encompassed the districts Høle

Høle

Høle is a borough and former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.The municipality was separated from Strand as Høgsfjord formannskapsdistrikt in 1842. On 1 January 1871 the district Forsand was divided from Høgsfjord to form a municipality of its own...

 and Forsand

Forsand

Forsand is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. Forsand was separated from Høle on 1 January 1871. In 1999, evidence of a population here dating back to around 7500 BC was located....

, located on the western and eastern bank of Høgsfjorden respectively, as well as Lysefjorden.

The districts split in 1871 to create two separate municipalities, for statistical purposes, Høle is considered the successor of Høgsfjord. In 1965 most parts of Høle was incorporated into Sandnes

Sandnes

is a city and municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren.-History:Sandnes was separated from Høyland as a municipality of its own in 1860, and gained city status the same year...

, the neighboring municipality to the west.