Tjeldsundet

Tjeldsundet is a strait in Northern Norway. The 50-kilometre (27 nmi; 31 mi) long strait is located between the island of Hinnøya and mainland Norway in its northern part and between Hinnøya and the island of Tjeldøya in its southern part. Tjeldsundet has been an important waterway for more than 1,000 years and was well known and used during the Viking Age.

Tjeldsundet
View of Tjeldsundet seen from Sætertind looking south
Tjeldsundet
Location of the fjord
Tjeldsundet
Tjeldsundet (Nordland)
Tjeldsundet
Tjeldsundet (Norway)
LocationTroms og Finnmark and Nordland, Norway
Coordinates68.5910°N 16.5336°E / 68.5910; 16.5336
TypeFjord
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length50 kilometres (31 mi)

The northern part is in Troms og Finnmark county between the municipalities of Harstad and Tjeldsund, while the southern part forms the border between Troms og Finnmark and Nordland counties between the municipalities of Tjeldsund and Lødingen. The southern entrance to the strait begins at the Ofotfjorden at the village of Lødingen and the town of Harstad is located at the northern entrance of the strait where it empties into the Vågsfjorden.

The Tjeldsund Bridge connects Hinnøya to the mainland by the E10 road, also known as King Olav's Road (Norwegian: Kong Olavs vei), part of which goes from the town of Harstad to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes.[1]

  • Southern part of Tjeldsundet looking east towards the mountainous Tjeldøya
  • Lavansfjorden, a branch of Tjeldsundet, Tjeldsund municipality
  • Tjeldsund bridge over the Tjeldsundet
  • View looking north into the Tjeldsundet strait

References
  1. Store norske leksikon. "Tjeldsundet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-04-04.
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