Selbjørnsfjorden

Selbjørnsfjorden is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long fjord flows east–west between the municipalities of Austevoll, Fitjar, and Bømlo. It is a wide fjord that starts at the Slåtterøy Lighthouse at the North Sea in the west and flows to the strait of Langenuen in the east. The central part of the fjord reaches about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) wide. The fjord is named after the nearby island of Selbjørn.^[1][2]

Selbjørnsfjorden
View of Stolmasundet strait with the fjord in the background.
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Location	Vestland county, Norway
Coordinates	59°58′N 5°14′E
Primary inflows	Langenuen
Primary outflows	North Sea
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	20 kilometres (12 mi)
Max. width	8 kilometres (5.0 mi)
Islands	Selbjørn, Stolmen, Stord

See also

• List of Norwegian fjords