Sunnylvsfjord

Sunnylvsfjord
The north end of the Sunnylvsfjord
Waters	Storfjord
Land mass	Scandinavian peninsula
Geographical location	62 ° 13 '  N , 7 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 62 ° 13 '  N , 7 ° 2'  E
length	approx. 26 km

The Sunnylvsfjord is a Norwegian fjord in the area of Stranda and Norddal in the province of Møre og Romsdal . It is one of the furthest inland branches of the Storfjord with a length of around 26 kilometers.

Data on the fjord

View of the fjord from Hellesylt at the end of the 19th century.

The width of the fjord is 600-2000 meters, the maximum depth is 452 meters, west of Srenakken at the mouth of the fjord. The Geirangerfjord , one of the most famous fjords in the country, begins west of Hellesylt . On the north coast of the fjord is the historic farm of Me-Åkernes, where the now uninhabited settlement of Sunnylven was located.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Geir Thorsnæs: Storfjorden - Møre og Romsdal ( Norwegian ) Store norske leksikon . October 10, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2016.