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SKIPSFJORDEN TORSKEN Latitude and Longitude:

69°20′30″N 17°08′15″E / 69.3418°N 17.1374°E / 69.3418; 17.1374
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Skipsfjorden
View of the fjord in the background
View of the fjord in the background
Interactive map of the fjord
Location Troms county, Norway
Coordinates 69°20′30″N 17°08′15″E / 69.3418°N 17.1374°E / 69.3418; 17.1374
Type Fjord
Basin countries Norway
Max. length1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)
Max. width500 metres (1,600 ft)
Settlements Torsken

Skipsfjorden is a branch of the Torskenfjorden in Senja Municipality on the western coast of the large island of Senja in Troms county, Norway. [1]

The mouth of the fjord lies between Selneset on the west and Galgeneset on the east. The fjord runs about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) in a roughly eastwards direction to Skipsfjordbotn.

The village of Torsken is located at Selneset at the mouth of the fjord. The mountain Skipstinden lies on the north side of the fjord and it climbs steeply to 576 metres (1,890 ft) above sea level although its highest peak (715 metres or 2,346 feet above sea level) lies a little to the northeast of the inlet.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Skipsfjorden, Torsken" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-12-02.