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| Sortlandsundet (Norwegian) | |
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| Location | Nordland county, Norway |
| Coordinates | 68°48′17″N 15°25′02″E / 68.8047°N 15.4172°E |
| Type | Strait |
| Gavlfjorden | |
| Hadselfjorden | |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 30 kilometres (19 mi) |
| Settlements | Sortland |
Sortlandssundet (Norwegian) or Suorttánuorri (Northern Sami)[1] (lit. 'Sortland Sound'[2][3]) is a strait or sound in Sortland Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It separates the islands of Langøya and Hinnøya and it connects the Hadselfjorden in the south and the Gavlfjorden in the north. The Sortland Bridge is the only bridge that crosses the 30-kilometre (19 mi) long strait.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ↑ Cohen, Saul Bernard (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: P to Z. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 3641.
- ↑ Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. Nr. 212. Trondheim: Norges Geologiske Undersokelse. 1983. p. 6.
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Sortlandssundet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-07-30.
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