Melfjordbotn Explained

Official Name:Melfjordbotn
Melfjorden
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label:Melfjordbotn
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Helgeland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Rødøy Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8182 Melfjordbotn
Coordinates:66.5154°N 13.6767°W
Elevation M:21
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Melfjordbotn or Melfjorden[2] is a village in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located at the eastern end of the Melfjorden, southwest of the Svartisen glacier. The Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park lies about north of the village.[3]

The village is fairly remote, with only one road leading in and out of the village, the Norwegian County Road 355, which was built in 1982. The road is a steep mountain road with many hairpin turns that doesn't connect it to the rest of Rødøy, but instead connects it to the neighboring Rana Municipality. The road is often closed during the winter.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Melfjordbotn, Rødøy (Nordland) . 2019-02-03 . yr.no.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2024-09-30 . Norgeskart . . no.
  3. Encyclopedia: Melfjorden . . . 2016-04-18 . Thorsnæs . Geir . Norwegian . 2019-02-03.