Bjugnfjorden

Bjugnfjorden
Location in Sør-Trøndelag
The fjord with Bjugn church on the shore

The Bjugnfjorden is a fjord in the municipalities of Bjugn and Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the Stjørnfjorden. The 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) long fjord runs from the village of Botngård west past the Kjeungskjær lighthouse into the Atlantic Ocean. Other villages along the fjord include Nes (in Bjugn) and Uthaug (in Ørland). Bjugn church is located on the southern shore of the fjord.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Bjugnfjorden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-01-09.

Coordinates: 63°44′36″N 9°34′43″E / 63.7434°N 9.5786°E / 63.7434; 9.5786


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