Lurefjord
| Lurefjord | ||
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| Waters | European Arctic Ocean | |
| Land mass | Scandinavian peninsula | |
| Geographical location | 60 ° 42 '0 " N , 5 ° 7' 24" E | |
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| Greatest water depth | 440 m | |
The Lurefjord is a fjord in the municipalities of Alver and Austrheim in Norway . It is located about 25 kilometers north of Bergen . At its deepest point, it is 440 m deep.
A special hydrography distinguishes this fjord from others: its two entrances to the open sea are unusually narrow. The water of the fjord is 200 meters wide and only 20 meters deep with the Atlantic Ocean . This "isolation" means that hardly any deep water is exchanged and very stable water conditions are found from a depth of around 70 meters.
Web links
- Extensively illustrated description (Norwegian; PDF; 2.9 MB)