Sogndalsfjorden is a fjord in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long fjord begins at the mouth of the river Arøyelvi, which flows out of the lake Hafslovatnet. It then flows to the southwest before emptying into the large Sognefjorden at its mouth between the villages of Nornes and Fimreite.

Sogndalsfjorden
View of the fjord at Sogndalsfjorden
Sogndalsfjorden is located in Vestland
Sogndalsfjorden
Sogndalsfjorden
Location of the fjord
Sogndalsfjorden is located in Norway
Sogndalsfjorden
Sogndalsfjorden
Sogndalsfjorden (Norway)
LocationVestland, Norway
Coordinates61°10′00″N 7°00′13″E / 61.1667°N 7.0035°E / 61.1667; 7.0035
Primary outflowsSognefjorden
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length20 kilometres (12 mi)
Max. width1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi)
SettlementsSogndalsfjøra
Barsnesfjorden seen from north to south
View of the fjord from the mouth looking east

The Norwegian National Road 5 highway crosses the fjord between the villages of Sogndalsfjøra and Kjørnes. The Norwegian County Road 55 runs along the northern shore of the fjord, the entire length of the fjord. The innermost part of the fjord is also known as the Barsnesfjorden.[1]

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  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Sogndalsfjorden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-02-10.