Skarnsund
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Skarnsundet is a strait in the Trondheimsfjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. The strait connects the Beitstadfjorden with the outer section of the Trondheimsfjorden. The long and wide Skarnsund is located in Inderøy Municipality. On the northeastern side of the strait is the village of Vangshylla and on the southwestern side is the villages of Venneshamn and Kjerringvik. The strait has a strong tidal current with a maelstrom.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Skarnsund is referenced by 15 other articles, and connects out to discharge, Trondheimsfjord and Norway.
The entry is geolocated on the map in waterbody, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Inderøy Municipality, Landforms of Trøndelag and Straits of Norway.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- fjord
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Mosvik Municipality
- Image
- Skarnsund.jpg
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Skarnsundet is a strait in the Trondheimsfjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. The strait connects the Beitstadfjorden with the outer section of the Trondheimsfjorden. The long and wide Skarnsund is located in Inderøy Municipality. On the northeastern side of the strait is the village of Vangshylla and on the southwestern side is the villages of Venneshamn and Kjerringvik. The strait has a strong tidal current with a maelstrom.
thumb|left|300px|The south entrance to Skarnsundet, as seen from Vangshylla, with [[Skarnsund Bridge clearly visible.]] The Skarnsund strait was crossed by the Vangshylla–Kjerringvik Ferry (car ferry), operated by Innherredsferja, prior to 19 December 1991. On that date the new long Skarnsund Bridge was opened. The bridge is part of Norwegian County Road 755. Skarnsund is a noted site for both sports fishing and underwater diving.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Skarnsund” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations