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Førde Fjord
Fjord in western Norway
Fjord in western Norway
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Førde Fjord |
| no | |
| image | Førdefjorden.JPG |
| caption | View of the fjord |
| location | Sunnfjord, Vestland |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 9 |
| mapframe-caption | Interactive map of the fjord |
| basin_countries | Norway |
| coordinates | |
| inflow | River Jølstra |
| outflow | Brufjorden / Stavfjorden |
| length | 36 km |
| width | 2 km |
| cities | Førde, Naustdal |
no | mapframe-zoom = 9 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of the fjord |max-depth =
en or no is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway. It is the longest of all the fjords in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. Førdefjorden passes through Sunnfjord Municipality, Askvoll Municipality, and Kinn Municipality. The fjord begins at the town of Førde, at the estuary of the river Jølstra, which comes from the lake Jølstravatn. The island of Svanøya lies just outside the mouth of the fjord. There are roads along the shoreline on both the north and south sides of the fjord, and the European route E39 highway runs past the town of Førde, near the fjord.
Mining industry
Nordic Mining applied to deposit 6 t of tailings a year for 50 years into the fjord, prompting much opposition. In May 2022, permission was granted; however, an operations plan [has not yet been approved] by Directorate of Mining (as of Q2 2022).
, Nordic Mining is permitted to dump 9 t of chemical waste into the fjord per year, including 2 t of SIBX (sodium isobutyl xanthate).
, after a 15-year dispute, Nordic Mining has been given the go-ahead to dispose of 170 Mt of mining waste at the bottom of the Førdefjorden. Before this, the government had won a court case against environmental organisations who had tried to block the disposal.
Settlements
The following settlements are located along the Førdefjorden:
- Stavang (in Kinn Municipality), on the north side, at the mouth of the fjord
- Kvammen (in Askvoll Municipality), on the south side, near the mouth of the fjord
- Indrevevring (in Sunnfjord Municipality), on the north side, a little ways into the fjord
- Helle (in Sunnfjord Municipality), on the north side, about the middle of the fjord
- Naustdal (in Sunnfjord Municipality), on the north side, near the inner part of the fjord
- Førde (the administrative centre of Sunnfjord Municipality), at the innermost part of the fjord
Media gallery
Askvoll gjelsvik.jpg|Gjelsvik by Førdefjorden Førdefjorden - August 2.JPG|View of Førdefjorden towards southwest Førdefjorden - August.JPG|View of Førdefjorden towards southeast
References
References
- {{Cite SNL. Førdefjorden. Førdefjorden. 2025-10-13. Askheim. Svein. 2025-05-19
- Paris, Natalie. (12 November 2014). "Norway: Fight to keep fjord waste-free". Telegraph.
- Vidal, John. (19 November 2014). "Conservationists slam plans to dump mining waste into Norwegian fjord". The Guardian.
- Bernhus Årtun, Amalie. (2022-05-06). "Departementet har vedtatt at driftslisensen opprettholdes: – Klagene har ikke vært forgjeves". [[NRK]] Vestland.
- Flølo, Julianne. (2021-01-19). "Miljødirektoratet: Gruveselskapet kan sleppe ut to tonn SIBX i fjorden". [[NRK]] Vestland.
- (2024-01-12). "Norway to allow mining waste to be dumped in fjords". [[The Guardian]].
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