| Bjørnafjorden | |
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 View of the fjord | |
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| Location | Vestland county, Norway |
| Coordinates | 60°05′56″N5°23′06″E / 60.0989°N 5.3851°E /60.0989; 5.3851 |
| Type | Fjord |
| Primary inflows | Fusafjorden |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 30 kilometres (19 mi) |
| Max. width | 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) |
| Max. depth | 583 metres (1,913 ft) |
Bjørnafjorden is afjord inVestland county,Norway. It runs through the municipalities ofAustevoll,Bjørnafjorden, andTysnes. The large island ofTysnesøya (and many small, surrounding islands such asReksteren) lie along the south side of the Bjørnafjorden and theBergen Peninsula and the mainland lie along the north and east sides of the fjord. TheFusafjorden (and theSamnangerfjorden which branches off it) split off from the main fjord on the north side by the village ofOsøyro. The 30-kilometre (19 mi) fjord is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) wide and its maximum depth is 583 metres (1,913 ft) below sea level.[1][2]
The municipality ofBjørnafjorden, which was established on 1 January 2020 as a merger between the old municipalities ofOs andFusa, is named after the fjord.[3]
