Bømlafjorden
Bømlafjorden (English: Bømla Fjord)[1][2][3] is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway. The fjord is the outer-most part of the Hardangerfjord, running between the island of Bømlo (in Bømlo Municipality) and the mainland (Sveio Municipality). The Bømlafjord Tunnel crosses under Bømlafjorden.
| Bømlafjorden | |
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 View of the fjord and the Stord Bridge | |
  Bømlafjorden Location of the fjord  Bømlafjorden Bømlafjorden (Norway) | |
| Location | Vestland county, Norway |
| Coordinates | 59°38′N 5°17′E |
| Type | Fjord |
| Primary inflows | Hardangerfjorden |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 30 kilometres (19 mi) |
History
King Magnus IV of Sweden and Norway drowned in a shipwreck in the fjord in 1374.
On February 21, 1945 the vessel D/S Austri was attacked by British aircraft and sunk in the fjord. The passengers included German military personnel, prisoners of war, and civilian passengers,[4] among them the judge and newspaperman Gerhard Jynge.[5][6]
See also
References
- Norsk kulturarv: Ryvarden Lighthouse.
- Norwegian Coastal Administration: VTS Centres.
- Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 41–42 (1994), pp. 7–8.
- Mjånes, Willy Edvin. 2010. Sjøverts kommunikasjon på Haugalandet. Årbok for Haugalandmuseene, pp. 14–51. Haugesund: Haugalandmuseene, pp. 41-42, 45.
- DigitaltMuseum: Det gamle skatollet.
- Olderkjær, Ove A. 2015. Kystruta skoten i senk av sine eigne. Bergens Tidene (February 20).
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