Rovdefjorden is a fjord (more precisely, a strait ) in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway . The fjord runs through the municipalities of Sande , Herøy , Vanylven , Volda , Ørsta , and a tiny part of Ulstein . The eastern end of the fjord connects with the Vartdalsfjorden and Voldsfjorden and the western end of the fjord connects with the Hallefjorden . The Syvdsfjorden branches off the Rovdefjorden to the south. The fjord is bounded by the mainland to the south and the island of Gurskøya to the north.
3-516: The 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) long fjord is about 2 to 3 kilometres (1.2 to 1.9 mi) wide, and it reaches a maximum depth of 501 metres (1,644 ft) below sea level, near the mouth of the Voldsfjorden . The area around the Rovdefjorden was once part of the municipality of Rovde from 1905 until 1964. The area south of the Rovdefjorden is called Rovdestranda . There are a few villages along
6-642: The confluence of the Austefjorden and the Kilsfjorden . The Voldsfjorden reaches a maximum depth of 697 metres (2,287 ft) below sea level, making it the deepest fjord in all of Sunnmøre . The fjord cuts into the mainland of Norway and it is surrounded by the Sunnmørsalpene mountains. The Dalsfjorden branches off the Voldsfjorden just south of the village of Lauvstad . The main urban area along
9-697: The fjord, the largest of which is Rovdane , on the south shore in Vanylven Municipality . This Møre og Romsdal location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a fjord in Norway is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Voldsfjorden Voldsfjorden or Voldafjorden is a fjord in Volda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway . The 18-kilometre (11 mi) long fjord begins at
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