Vågsfjorden, Troms

*Vågsfjorden* (Norwegian)
*Váhkvierddas* (Northern Sami)
Vågsfjorden (Norwegian); Váhkvierddas (Northern Sami);
	View of the fjord and the northern part of the town of Harstad
	Interactive map of the fjord
Location	Troms county, Norway
Coordinates	68°51′58″N 16°54′11″E / 68.8662°N 16.9030°E
Type	Fjord
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	46 kilometres (29 mi)
Max. width	20 kilometres (12 mi)
Settlements	Harstad

Vågsfjorden (Norwegian) or Váhkvierddas (Northern Sami)^[1] is a fjord in the southern part of Troms county in Norway. The fjord is located between Norway's two largest islands, Hinnøya to the south and Senja to the north. The fjord connects to the Andfjorden and the Tranøyfjorden to the north, and to the Astafjorden and Tjeldsundet to the south. The smaller islands of Grytøya and Sandsøya lie on the western side of the fjord and the islands of Andørja and Rolla lie along the eastern side of the fjord.^[2]

The 46-kilometre (29 mi) long fjord flows through the municipalities of Harstad, Senja, Dyrøy, Ibestad, and Tjeldsund. The town of Harstad, on the fjord's western shore, is popularly known as Vågsfjordens perle (English: pearl of Vågsfjorden).

References

^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
^ Store norske leksikon. "Vågsfjorden – Troms" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-08-20.

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[1] "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-13.

[snl-2] Store norske leksikon. "Vågsfjorden – Troms" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-08-20.

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