Masfjorden | |
Pushpin Map: | Vestland#Norway |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the fjord |
Location: | Vestland county, Norway |
Coords: | 60.8718°N 5.397°W |
Outflow: | Austfjorden |
Basin Countries: | Norway |
Width: | 500to |
Cities: | Masfjordnes, Matre |
Masfjorden is a fjord in Masfjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 24km (15miles) long fjord flows to the west and empties into the Austfjorden, the inner part of the Fensfjorden. It is separated from Austfjorden by a deep sill and has a maximum depth of . The fjord is generally about 500mto1500mm (1,600feetto4,900feetm) wide. The innermost part of the fjord splits into two branches at the village of Solheim with the Matrefjorden going to the southeast and the Haugsværfjorden going to the northeast. The village of Matre and the European route E39 highway sits at the innermost part of the fjord.[1]
There are no bridges over the fjord, but there is one regular cable ferry route near the mouth of the fjord in the east. The ferry runs from the village of Masfjordnes in the south to Duesund in the north, a distance of just less than .