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Bømlafjorden


Bømlafjorden (English: Bømla Fjord) is a fjord in Hordaland, Norway, and the outer-most part of the Hardangerfjord. The Bømlafjord Tunnel crosses under Bømlafjorden.

On February 21, 1945 the vessel D/S Austri was attacked by British aircraft and sunk in the fjord. The passengers included German military personnel, prisoners of war, and civilian passengers, among them the judge and newspaperman Gerhard Jynge.

Coordinates: 59°38′N 5°17′E / 59.633°N 5.283°E / 59.633; 5.283



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