Grøtsundet

Grøtsundet (Norwegian) Ruohtnuorri (Northern Sami)
View of Nonstinden (Rundfjellet) and Finnheimfjellet viewed across Grøtsundet, from Kvaløya
Interactive map of the strait
Location	Troms county, Norway
Coordinates	69.7789°N 19.1524°E / 69.7789; 19.1524
Type	Strait
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	25 kilometres (16 mi)
Max. width	4–5 kilometres (2.5–3.1 mi)

Grøtsundet (Norwegian) or Ruohtnuorri (Northern Sami)[1] is a strait between Tromsø Municipality and Karlsøy Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The 25-kilometre (16 mi) long strait separates the islands of Reinøya and Ringvassøya from the mainland to the south. The strait has a width of 4–5 kilometres (2.5–3.1 mi). The strait is one of the main shipping lanes into the city of Tromsø, which lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of the strait.[2][3]

References

1. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
2. Evensen, Knut Harald, ed. (2010). NAF Veibok 2010–2012 (in Norwegian) (29 ed.). Oslo: Norges Automobil-Forbund. p. 126.
3. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Grøtsundet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 August 2013.