Gavlfjorden | |
Location: | Nordland county, Norway |
Caption Map: | Interactive map of the fjord |
Basin Countries: | Norway |
Coords: | 68.9464°N 15.385°W |
Type: | Fjord |
Cities: | Alsvåg |
Gavlfjorden[1] is a fjord (more accurately, a sound) in Nordland county, Norway. The 20km (10miles) long fjord separates the large islands of Langøya and Andøya in the Vesterålen archipelago and it runs along the border of three municipalities: Øksnes, Andøy, and Sortland. In the north, the fjord flows out into the Norwegian Sea, and in the south, the fjord splits into the Sortlandssundet strait and the Risøysundet strait.[2]