Hellfjorden (Roan)

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Hellfjorden
Hellfjorden (Norway)
Location Trøndelag county, Norway
Coordinates 64°12′6.8220″N10°17′34.138″E / 64.201895000°N 10.29281611°E / 64.201895000; 10.29281611 Coordinates: 64°12′6.8220″N10°17′34.138″E / 64.201895000°N 10.29281611°E / 64.201895000; 10.29281611
Type Fjord
Primary outflows Brandsfjorden
Basin  countries Norway
Max. length 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Max. width 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)

Hellfjorden is an arm of the Brandsfjorden in the municipality of Roan in Trøndelag county, Norway. [1] The 2.5-kilometre (1.6 mi) long fjord runs from the mountain Nordfjellet to the north where it joins the Brandsfjorden near the island of Terningen. The village of Sumstad lies along the eastern side of the fjord. The Norwegian County Road 14 runs along the southern and eastern sides of the fjord.

Roan, Norway Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Roan is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region along the coast. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Roan. Other villages include Bessaker, Brandsfjord, and Hofstad.

Trøndelag Region and county of Norway

Trøndelag is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ; in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag, and the counties were reunited in 2018. Trøndelag county and the neighboring Møre og Romsdal county together form what is known as Central Norway.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

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References

  1. "Hellfjorden, Roan (Trøndelag)". yr.no . Retrieved 2018-03-07.