Melfjorden

Melfjorden
Location in Nordland

Melfjorden is a fjord and village in the municipality of Rødøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the Arctic Circle. The 33-kilometre (21 mi) long fjord from the village of Melfjorden in the east to its mouth in the Rødøyfjorden near the island of Rangsundøya. There are two fjord arms that branch off the main fjord: Nordfjorden flows to the north into the Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park and Sørfjorden to the south past the villages of Sørfjorden and Kilboghavn.[1]

View of the fjord from Melfjorden village

The village of Melfjorden lies at the eastern end of the fjord in Rødøy municipality, but it is only accessible by road through neighboring Rana.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Melfjorden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-02-02.
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Coordinates: 66°33′N 13°20′E / 66.550°N 13.333°E / 66.550; 13.333

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