Verrasundet

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Verrasundet
Verrasundet (Norway)
Location Trøndelag county, Norway
Coordinates 63°52′38″N10°51′33″E / 63.8771°N 10.8592°E / 63.8771; 10.8592 Coordinates: 63°52′38″N10°51′33″E / 63.8771°N 10.8592°E / 63.8771; 10.8592
Type Fjord
Primary outflows Beitstadfjorden
Basin  countries Norway
Max. length 22 kilometres (14 mi)
Max. width 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)

Verrasundet is a fjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 22-kilometre (14 mi) long fjord branches off of the northern part of the vast Trondheimsfjorden in the municipalities of Verran and Inderøy. It extends from Beitstadfjorden to the village of Verrabotn. The fjord is a maximum of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide, but at Trongsundet, the fjord is barely 200 metres (660 ft) wide. [1] [2]

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