Sagfjorden (Nordland)

This article is about the fjord in Hamarøy and Steigen, Norway. For other uses, see Sagfjorden.

Sagfjorden (Norwegian) Rivtakvuodna (Lule Sami)
View of the fjord
Interactive map of the fjord
Location	Nordland county, Norway
Coordinates	67.9564°N 15.5016°E / 67.9564; 15.5016
Type	Fjord
Primary outflows	Vestfjorden
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	38 kilometres (24 mi)
Max. width	8 kilometres (5.0 mi)
Max. depth	646 metres (2,119 ft)
Islands	Finnøya, Lundøya, Engeløya

Sagfjorden (Norwegian) or Rivtakvuodna (Lule Sami)[1] is a fjord in Nordland county, Norway. The 38-kilometre (24 mi) long fjord forms part of the boundary between Hamarøy Municipality and Steigen Municipality. There are several large islands in the fjord as well: Finnøya to the north and Lundøya and Engeløya at the mouth of the fjord where it joins the Vestfjorden.[2]

The fjord has narrow entrances between the islands and mainland peninsulas in the west, but in the central part of the fjord it reaches up to 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) wide. The fjord reaches depths of up to 646 metres (2,119 ft) in the Økssundet strait in the western part of the fjord. The village of Karlsøy is on Finnøya on the north shore of the fjord and the villages of Innhavet and Tømmerneset both lie at the innermost parts of the fjord in the east.[2]

See also

• List of Norwegian fjords

References

1. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-06-17). "Sagfjorden – fjord i Nordland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-01-16.