Leirfjorden
Sign in to saveLeirfjorden is a fjord in Leirfjord Municipality and Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The long fjord is located east of the town of Sandnessjøen, between the mainland and the island of Alsta. There is a short strait that connects it to the Vefsnfjorden to the south.
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It sits within the topics Fjords of Nordland and Leirfjord Municipality.
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- fjord
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Alstahaug Municipality
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Leirfjorden is a fjord in Leirfjord Municipality and Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The long fjord is located east of the town of Sandnessjøen, between the mainland and the island of Alsta. There is a short strait that connects it to the Vefsnfjorden to the south.
thumb|left|350px|View of the Helgeland Bridge over the Leirfjorden There are two bridges that cross it: Helgeland Bridge in the west and Sundøy Bridge in the south. The village of Leland lies on the northern coast and the village of Sundøya lies on the southern coast.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leirfjorden” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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