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Austfjorden (Vestland)

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branches off to the west and heads south for about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi). At the head of the Hidnesfjorden, there is a 1.7-kilometre (1.1 mi) wide
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and a bridge at the mouth of the bay. At the Kjekallevågen bay, the Austefjorden stretches 6 kilometres (4 mi) farther southeast and the
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On the north side of the Austfjorden there are several deep bays. The first of these is the 2-kilometre (1 mi) long
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joins the Austfjorden from the north, and then the Austfjorden empties into the
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lies on the western shore of the fjord, near the innermost part of the fjord.
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industrial area lie on the western shore of the Austfjorden. The village of
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with the small village of Mjanger the head of the bay. The next two are
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with a harbor at the village of Sørkvingo. Between these two lies the
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View of the Austfjorden, seen from Djupdalseggane, Lindås
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with a harbor area at the village of Nordkvingo and
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Austfjorden (Hordaland)

Austfjorden is located in Vestland
Austfjorden is located in Norway
Vestland
60°43′22″N 5°21′54″E / 60.7227°N 5.3651°E / 60.7227; 5.3651
Primary inflows
Masfjorden
Primary outflows
Fensfjorden
Basin
Norway
fjord
Vestland
Norway
Alver Municipality
Masfjorden Municipality
Masfjorden
Fensfjorden
Fedje
Knarrviki
Mongstad
Myking
cape
causeway
Hidnesfjorden
isthmus
Osterfjorden
Ostereidet
List of Norwegian fjords

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