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Tjeldsundet

Strait in Northern Norway

Field	Value
name	Tjeldsundet
native_name	se
image	Tjeldsundet.jpg
caption	View of part of Tjeldsundet seen from Sætertind looking south
location	Troms and Nordland, Norway
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	8
mapframe-caption	Interactive map of the fjord
basin_countries	Norway
coords
type	Fjord
length	50 km

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Tjeldsundet (Norwegian; ) is a strait in Northern Norway. The 50 km long strait is located between the island of Hinnøya and mainland Norway in its northern part and between Hinnøya and the island of Tjeldøya in its southern part. Tjeldsundet has been an important waterway for more than 1,000 years and was well known and used during the Viking Age.

The northern part is in Troms county between Harstad Municipality and Tjeldsund Municipality, while the southern part forms the border between Troms and Nordland counties between Tjeldsund Municipality and Lødingen Municipality. The southern entrance to the strait begins at the Ofotfjorden at the village of Lødingen and the town of Harstad is located at the northern entrance of the strait where it empties into the Vågsfjorden.

The Tjeldsund Bridge connects Hinnøya to the mainland by the E10 road, also known as King Olav's Road (), part of which goes from the town of Harstad to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes.

Media gallery

Tjeldsundet and mountains.jpg|Southern part of Tjeldsundet looking east towards the mountainous Tjeldøya Lavansfjorden (1).jpg|Lavansfjorden, a branch of Tjeldsundet, Tjeldsund Municipality TjeldsundbruaHarstadNorge.jpg|Tjeldsund bridge over the Tjeldsundet Tjeldsundet-2.jpg|View looking north into the Tjeldsundet strait

References

"Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
Store norske leksikon. "Tjeldsundet".

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