Romsdal Fjord
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 Romsdalsfjord
Location in Møre og Romsdal
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| Location | Romsdal, Møre og Romsdal |
| Coordinates | 62°39′08″N 7°15′41″E / 62.6523°N 7.2615°ECoordinates: 62°39′08″N 7°15′41″E / 62.6523°N 7.2615°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 88 kilometres (55 mi) |
| Settlements | Molde, Åndalsnes |
Romsdalsfjord or Romsdal Fjord (Norwegian: Romsdalsfjorden) is the ninth-longest fjord in Norway. It is 88 kilometres (55 mi) long and located in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county. It flows through the municipalities of Midsund, Haram, Vestnes, Molde, Nesset, and Rauma. The deepest point in the fjord is just southwest of the town of Molde, where it is 550 metres (1,800 ft) deep. Romsdalsfjord is a treshold-fjord as it is separated from the ocean by shallower areas (180 m) at the mouth. Several islands and skerries also shelters the wide central fjord from the Atlantic.
The western inlet of the fjord is generally considered to be between the island of Dryna (in Midsund Municipality) and the village of Brattvåg (in Haram Municipality). A second inlet is to the north, through the Julsundet strait, bound by the island of Otrøya to the west and Molde Municipality to the east.
The fjord branches off to the minor Tresfjorden and Tomrefjorden to the south, while the main body continues an east-west bound direction. The fjord then forks into three main branches: Moldefjorden (which flows into the Fannefjord) runs past the city of Molde north of the Molde Archipelago; Langfjorden, the longer arm of the fjord, with its branches Karlsøyfjorden, Rødvenfjorden, and the picturesque Eresfjorden, in the middle; and finally the southern arm past the town of Åndalsnes, terminating in Isfjorden.
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