Fyksesund

Fyksesund
Fyksesundet
View of the fjord and bridge
Fyksesund is located in Vestland
Fyksesund
Fyksesund
Location of the fjord
Fyksesund is located in Norway
Fyksesund
Fyksesund
Fyksesund (Norway)
LocationVestland county, Norway
Coordinates60°24′48″N 6°14′37″E / 60.4132°N 6.24367°E / 60.4132; 6.24367
Primary outflowsHardangerfjorden
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length11 kilometres (6.8 mi)

Fyksesund (English: Fykse Sound)[1][2] is a fjord in the municipality of Kvam in Vestland county, Norway. The 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) long fjord is a branch of the main Hardangerfjorden. It sits between the villages of Øystese and Ålvik, and it is surrounded by the Fyksesund Landscape Park. The fjord is spanned by the Fyksesund Bridge, which was opened by Crown Prince Olav in 1937.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Scandinavian News: Torfin water falls". The Cook County News-Herald. September 30, 1915. p. 7. Retrieved May 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ The New Encyclopædia Britannica. 2003. Vol. 5. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, p. 696.
  3. ^ Rødland, Kjartan (February 13, 2009). "Klave og ku, tunnel og bru". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  4. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Fyksesund" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-06-29.