Fjærland tunnel
| Fjærland tunnel | ||||
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| use | Road tunnel, 2 lanes | |||
| traffic connection | Rv 5 | |||
| place | Fylke Vestland ( Norway ) | |||
| length | 6397 m | |||
| Number of tubes | 1 | |||
| business | ||||
| release | May 31, 1986 | |||
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| Coordinates | ||||
| Northwest portal | 61 ° 30 '53 " N , 6 ° 39' 53" E | |||
| Southeast portal | 61 ° 28 ′ 52 " N , 6 ° 44 ′ 27" E | |||
Map with all coordinates: The Fjærlandstunnel is a single-tube road tunnel between Lunde in the municipality of Sunnfjord and Bøyadalen in the municipality of Sogndal in the Norwegian province of Vestland . The tunnel along Riksvei 5 is 6,397 meters long and the only tunnel in the world that runs under a glacier (Bøyabreen).
The tunnel created a land connection between Skei and Fjærland and was opened by the then Vice President of the USA Walter Mondale , whose ancestors come from Mundal.