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Boknafjord

Fjord in Rogaland county, Norway

Field	Value
name	Boknafjorden
other_name	Boknafjord
image	Ytre Boknafjorden.JPG
caption	Aerial view of the fjord
image_map	Map of Boknafjorden.PNG
location	Rogaland county, Norway
basin_countries	Norway
pushpin_map	Rogaland
coords
outflow	North Sea
length	96 km
cities	Stavanger

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Boknafjord or Boknafjorden () is a fjord located in Rogaland county, Norway. The huge fjord lies between the cities of Stavanger and Haugesund and dominates the central part of the county. The main part of the fjord is shared between the municipalities of Kvitsøy, Stavanger, Tysvær, Bokn, and Karmøy. There are dozens of smaller fjords that branch off the main part of the fjord, reaching most municipalities in the county. At its longest, the Boknafjord reaches about 96 km into the mainland at the innermost point of the Hylsfjorden. Other notable branches include the Saudafjorden, Sandsfjorden, Vindafjorden, Hervikfjorden, Førresfjorden, Erfjorden, Jøsenfjorden, Årdalsfjorden, Idsefjorden, Høgsfjorden, Lysefjorden, and Gandsfjorden.

The vast fjord is quite wide, and it has many islands located within its shores, some of which are quite large. Some of the notable islands include Vestre Bokn, Kvitsøy, Rennesøy, Ombo, Finnøy, Mosterøy, and the Sjernarøyane archipelago.

Tunnel

The Rogfast sub-sea tunnel is a huge tunnel project that will construct a tunnel under the Boknafjord and the Kvitsøyfjord connecting the cities of Stavanger and Haugesund and ultimately becoming part of a ferry-free highway system along the western coast of Norway. It will also connect the island municipality of Kvitsøy to the mainland by road. The 24 km long and 350 m deep tunnel is projected to be completed in 2029. Construction began in 2018. It will be the longest and deepest underwater road tunnel in the world. The cost was expected to be , but later raised to .

References

(2013). "Environmental Report". Norwegian Seafood Federation.
Hobbs, Joseph. (2008). "World Regional Geography". Brooks/Cole.
Mann, Kenneth H.. (2009). "Ecology of Coastal Waters: With Implications for Management". Blackwell Science.
Store norske leksikon. "Boknafjorden".
"E39 Rogfast". [[Norwegian Public Roads Administration.

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