Sunndalsfjorden (or just Sunndalsfjord) is a fjord in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 17-kilometre (11 mi) long Sunndalsfjorden comprises the southern end of the main Tingvollfjorden. It begins at the Ballsneset peninsula, at the municipal boundary of Sunndal and extends south to the village of Sunndalsøra. Other villages along the fjord include Jordalsgrenda and Øksendalsøra. The main inflow of the fjord is the river Driva which flows into the fjord at Sunndalsøra. Norwegian National Road 70 runs along the northeastern part of the fjord near Sunndalsøra.[1]

Sunndalsfjorden
View of the inner part of the Sunndalsfjorden with the village of Sunndalsøra and the estuary of the river Driva in the foreground. View from the mountain Litjkalkinn.
Sunndalsfjorden is located in Møre og Romsdal
Sunndalsfjorden
Sunndalsfjorden
Location of the fjord
Sunndalsfjorden is located in Norway
Sunndalsfjorden
Sunndalsfjorden
Sunndalsfjorden (Norway)
LocationMøre og Romsdal, Norway
Coordinates62°47′20″N 8°19′43″E / 62.7889°N 8.3285°E / 62.7889; 8.3285
TypeFjord
Primary inflowsRiver Driva
Primary outflowsTingvollfjorden
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length17 kilometres (11 mi)
Max. width3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)

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  1. ^ "Sunndalsfjorden" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-12-03.