Sandeidfjorden

Sandeidfjorden
View of the fjord, from Sandeid
Sandeidfjorden is located in Rogaland
Sandeidfjorden
Sandeidfjorden
Location of the fjord
Sandeidfjorden is located in Norway
Sandeidfjorden
Sandeidfjorden
Sandeidfjorden (Norway)
LocationRogaland county, Norway
Coordinates59°30′N 5°51′E / 59.50°N 5.85°E / 59.50; 5.85
Primary outflowsVindafjorden
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length9 kilometres (5.6 mi)
SettlementsSandeid, Vikedal

Sandeidfjorden (English: Sandeid Fjord)[1][2][3] is a fjord in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 9-kilometre (5.6 mi) long fjord is a northern branch of main Vindafjorden. The village of Sandeid lies at the northern end of the fjord and the village of Vikedal lies on the eastern shore near the mouth of the fjord.[4][5]

  1. ^ Sailing Directions for the Southwest and South Coasts of Norway: Lindesnes to Bergen, Lindesnes to Oslo Fjord, and the Coast of Sweden to the Kattegat. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1932. p. 99.
  2. ^ The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica. 1992. p. 225.
  3. ^ Dahl, Knut; Hutton, J. Arthur; Sheringham, H. T. Salmon and Trout: A Handbook. London: Salmon and Trout Association. p. 13.
  4. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Sandeidfjorden". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  5. ^ Evensen, Knut Harald, ed. (2010). NAF Veibok 2010-2012 (in Norwegian) (29th ed.). Oslo: Norges Automobil-Forbund. p. 24–25.