Jøsenfjorden is a fjord in the municipality of Hjelmeland in Rogaland county, Norway . The fjord is a branch off of the main Boknafjorden . The fjord has a length of 24 kilometres (15 mi) and a width between 1 and 2 kilometres (0.62 and 1.24 mi). The Norwegian National Road 13 runs along the northern shore of the fjord.
4-409: The innermost part of the fjord is where the river Førreåa empties into the fjord at small Førrebotn farm. The river Ulla empties into the fjord along the northern shoreline at the village of Jøsenfjorden and the river Vorma empties into the fjord along the southern shoreline of the fjord at the small farming village of Tøtlandsvik. The municipal centre of Hjelmelandsvågen lies at the southern side of
8-570: The area between the Lysefjorden and Jøsenfjorden in Ryfylke). This Rogaland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hjelmelandsv%C3%A5gen Hjelmelandsvågen is an area of the village Hjelmeland in Rogaland , Norway . The area consists largely of wooden buildings built in the 18th and 19th centuries. The area is located on the south side of
12-558: The mouth of the Jøsenfjorden . The administrative center of Hjelmeland is located in a building within Hjelmelandsvågen. The Norwegian National Road 13 used to pass through the area, but now ends at the ferry quay at Sande where there is a car ferry to Nesvik and Ombo on the north side of the Jøsenfjorden . Hjelmeland Church is located a short walk from Hjelmelandsvågen. This Rogaland location article
16-468: The mouth of the fjord. Both sides of the fjord are steep and they rise almost vertically to heights of over 700 metres (2,300 ft) above sea level. The geology of the Jøsenfjorden was thoroughly investigated and described by Professor Bjørn G. Andersen in his Master's thesis (1954) ”Om isens tilbaketrekking i området mellom Lysefjorden og Jøsenfjorden i Ryfylke ” (On the glacial retreat in
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