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Vestfjord is a Norwegian sea area, the name literally meaning "the West fjord" called a fjord, which could be best described as a firth or an open bight of sea, between the Lofoten archipelago and the Salten district of mainland Norway. It is located northwest of the town of Bodø. The term fjord (from the old Norse fjördr meaning firth or inlet) is used more generally for bodies of water in the western Scandinavian languages than the more narrow usage assigned in English.
Vestfjord is famous for its cod fishery, which was exploited back to the early medieval period. More recently, the winter invasion of Orcas in the inner parts of Vestfjord has become a tourist attraction. Strong winds with heavy seas are not uncommon in Vestfjord in winter.
Vestfjorden is a large firth between the Lofoten islands and the mainland of Nordland county in Norway.
Vestfjorden (which means west fjord) may also refer to several other fjords in Norway:
- Vestfjorden (Buskerud), a fjord in Røyken, Buskerud county
- Vestfjorden (Finnmark), a fjord in Nordkapp, Finnmark county
- Vestfjorden (Svalbard), a fjord on the island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard
- Vestfjorden (Vestfold), a fjord in Stokke, Vestfold county
- Vestfjord (Greenland), a fjord in Greenland
Vestfjorden (West Fjord) is the inner, western branch of Wijdefjorden, between Andrée Land and the northern part of Dickson Land in Spitsbergen, Svalbard in Arctic Norway. It is 12 km long and 5 km wide at the inlet between Kapp Petermann, Ræstadholmen and Krosspynten. Continues on land as Vestfjorddalen to the south and later southwest. Silty rivers comes from Landingsdalen, Yggbreen and Angelbreen on the west, as well as Vestfjorddalen in the south, giving the fjord a reddish look in contrast to the green colour of Wijdefjorden.
- Norwegian Polar Institute Place Names of Svalbard Database
Category:Fjords of Svalbard