Ofotfjorden. Picture provided by Google Earth.

Ofotfjord (Ofotfjorden) is Norways 12. longest fjord, 78 km long, and the 18.deepest, with a maximum depth of 553 m. It is the longest fjord in Nordland county, and the 4. longest in Northern Norway. The landscape Ofoten is named after the fjord. The municipalitys of Tjeldsund and Evenes (including Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes)is located on the northern shore, Narvik is located on the eastern, innermost part of the fjord, and on the southern shore is Ballangen municipality. Lødingen (and beyond that Lofoten) and the large Vestfjord is located west-southwest of Ofotfjord.
Sognefjorden, Norway A fjord (sometimes written fiord, notably in New Zealand English) is a glacially overdeepened valley, usually narrow and steep-sided, extending below sea level and filled with salt water. ... Nordland is a county in Norway, bordering Troms and Nord-Trøndelag. ... In norwegian: Nord-Norge meaning Northern Norway. ... Ofoten is a landscape in Northern Norway, consisting of the municipalities Ballangen, Evenes, Tjeldsund and Narvik. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... The municipality Tjeldsund in the county of Nordland, Norway, has 1,477 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Nordland Landscape Ofoten Municipality NO-0541 Administrative centre Bogen i Ofoten Mayor (2003) Jardar Jensen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 300 252 km² 241 km² 0. ... Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes is located in Evenes municipality in Nordland, Northern Norway. ... County Nordland Landscape Ofoten Municipality NO-1805 Administrative centre Narvik Mayor (2004) Olav Sigurd Alstad (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 29 2,023 km² 1,905 km² 0. ... County Nordland Landscape Ofoten Municipality NO-1854 Administrative centre Ballangen Mayor (2003) Per Kristian Arntzen (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 118 931 km² 847 km² 0. ... County Nordland Landscape HÃ¥logaland Municipality NO-1851 Administrative centre Lødingen Mayor (2003) Kurt Olsen (SV) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 202 524 km² 505 km² 0. ... Reine, Lofoten, seen from top of Reinebringen (June, 2003). ...

Several smaller fjord branches extends from the main fjord. From northwest, going clockwise, these are: Ramsund (which is actually a narrow sound connecting with the larger Tjeldsundet), Bogen (a fairly wide bay), Herjangen (the widest of these branches), Rombaken (which is crossed by E6 using the Rombak Bridge), Beisfjord (crossed by E6 using the Beisfjord Bridge), Skjomen (the longest of these fjord branches, crossed by E6 using the Skjomen Bridge) and finally Ballangen. At the mouth of Ofotfjord, on the southern side, is another fjord, the narrow Efjord, which extends southeast (crossed by the E6 using the Efjord Bridges).
E6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway (and the west coast of Sweden), running from the southern tip of Sweden (Trelleborg), into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark. ... E6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway (and the west coast of Sweden), running from the southern tip of Sweden (Trelleborg), into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark. ... Beisfjord Bridge (Beisfjordbrua) is a bridge that crosses Beisfjorden near (almost inside) the town of Narvik in Nordland county in Norway. ... The Southern part of the Skjomen fjord with Lappviktind in the background Skjomen is a fjord branch of Ofotfjorden in the Ofoten landskape in northern Norway, just south of the city Narvik. ... E6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway (and the west coast of Sweden), running from the southern tip of Sweden (Trelleborg), into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark. ... Skjomen bridge (Skjomen bru) is a suspension bridge that crosses the fjord Skjomen near the town of Narvik in Nordland county in Norway. ... E6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway (and the west coast of Sweden), running from the southern tip of Sweden (Trelleborg), into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark. ...

Ofotfjord April 17 2003. Mountains southwest of Narvik in the background.

Ofotfjord is surrounded by mountains, some reaching 1500 m, and even 1700 m in Skjomen. The only larger lowland area is on parts of the northern shore, around Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, although there are smaller areas near the fjord and in narrow valleys (for instance, the Narvik peninsula, where the harbour and city center of Narvik is located). The mountains is covered by forest below 500 m, birch being the most common tree.
County Nordland Landscape Ofoten Municipality NO-1805 Administrative centre Narvik Mayor (2004) Olav Sigurd Alstad (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 29 2,023 km² 1,905 km² 0. ... The Southern part of the Skjomen fjord with Lappviktind in the background Skjomen is a fjord branch of Ofotfjorden in the Ofoten landskape in northern Norway, just south of the city Narvik. ... Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes is located in Evenes municipality in Nordland, Northern Norway. ... County Nordland Landscape Ofoten Municipality NO-1805 Administrative centre Narvik Mayor (2004) Olav Sigurd Alstad (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 29 2,023 km² 1,905 km² 0. ... Species Many species; see text and classification Birch is the name of any tree of the genus Betula, in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. ...

In the Battle of Narvik in World War II, Ofotfjorden was the scene for several naval battles, and many ships are resting at the bottom, especially in the vicinity of Narvik harbour. These are very popular among divers, but these ship wrecks are all declared war graves and are thus protected by law. The Battles of Narvik were naval battles between the Royal Navy (Britain) and the Kriegsmarine (Germany) that occurred in April 1940 (during the Second World War). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ... Navy is also:- shorthand for Navy Blue the nickname of the United States Naval Academy A navy is the branch of the armed forces of a nation that operates primarily on water. ... This list of shipwrecks is of those sunken ships whose remains have been located. ... A war grave is a place where war dead are buried. ... Aphorism Critical legal studies Jurisprudence Law (principle) Legal research Letter versus Spirit List of legal abbreviations Legal code Natural justice Natural law Philosophy of law Religious law External links Find more information on Law by searching one of Wikipedias sibling projects: Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School...

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Map showing part of Ofotfjord near Narvik