| Kvernafjord | |
|---|---|
  Kvernafjord  Kvernafjord | |
| Location | Hordaland county, Norway |
| Coordinates | 60°33′14″N5°14′45″E / 60.55389°N 5.24583°E Coordinates: 60°33′14″N5°14′45″E / 60.55389°N 5.24583°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) |
| Max. depth | 160 metres (520 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 0 m (0 ft) [1] |
Kvernafjord is a small fjord next to Flatøy and just west of Knarvik in the municipalities of Lindås and Meland in Hordaland county, Norway. The fjord lies between Radfjord, which is part of the same fjord system, and the sound Hagelsund, which creates a link to the southeast, where Salhusfjord meets Osterfjord. Kvernafjord extends 3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi) northwest to a line between Radtangen on Radøy to the northeast and Skarpeneset on Holsnøy to the southwest. The strait Alverstraum lies to the east, creating a connection to Alversund. [2]
Geologically, a fjord or fiord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. There are many fjords on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Kamchatka, the Kerguelen Islands, New Zealand, Norway, Novaya Zemlya, Labrador, Nunavut, Newfoundland, Quebec, Scotland, South Georgia Island, and Washington state. Norway's coastline is estimated at 29,000 kilometres (18,000 mi) with nearly 1,200 fjords, but only 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) when fjords are excluded.
Flatøy is an island in the municipality of Meland in Hordaland county, Norway. The 2.2-square-kilometre (0.85 sq mi) island is one of the two main islands that make up the municipality of Meland. The island lies in the district of Nordhordland, just north of the city of Bergen. The main village on the island is Krossneset on the southern part of the island. The northern part of the island, on the southwest shore of Kvernafjord, is very sparsely inhabited.
Knarvik is the administrative centre of the municipality of Lindås in Hordaland county, Norway. The 3.18 km2 (790-acre) village has a population (2013) of 5207, giving the village a population density of 1,637/km2 (4,240/sq mi). This makes it the largest settlement in the whole Nordhordland district of Hordaland. The village is located on the mainland, about 20 km (12 mi) straight north of the city at the confluence of four fjords: Osterfjorden, Sørfjorden, Salhusfjorden, and the Radfjorden. The village of Isdalstø lies immediately north of Knarvik.
At the south end of the fjord, European route E39 crosses the Hagelsund over the 623-meter (2,044 ft) Hagelsund Bridge. [3]
E 39 is the designation of a 1330 km long north-south road in Norway and Denmark, running from Klett just south of Trondheim to Aalborg, via Orkanger, Vinjeøra, Halsa ... Straumsnes, Krifast, Batnfjordsøra, Molde ... Vestnes, Skodje, Ålesund ... Volda ... Nordfjordeid ... Sandane, Førde, Lavik ... Instefjord, Knarvik, Bergen, Os ... Stord, Sveio, Aksdal, Bokn ... Rennesøy, Randaberg, Stavanger, Sandnes, Ålgård, Helleland, Flekkefjord, Lyngdal, Mandal, Kristiansand ... Hirtshals, Hjørring, and Nørresundby. Several sections are via ferry, denoted by ... in the above list. In total there are nine ferries, the highest number of ferries for a single road in Europe.
The Hagelsund Bridge is a suspension bridge in Hordaland county, Norway. The bridge connects the island of Flatøy with the village of Knarvik on the mainland. The length of the bridge is 623 metres (2,044 ft) with the largest of the 9 spans being 250 metres (820 ft) wide. The bridge consists of 2 lanes with car traffic heading in opposite directions, and a walkway for pedestrians and bicycles. The bridge has a 50-metre (160 ft) clearance above the ocean for boats to pass beneath the bridge.
