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Kvåsefjorden

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Location
  
Southern Norway

Primary outflows
  
Skaggerak

Max. length
  
8 kilometres (5.0 mi)

Type
  
Fjord

Basin countries
  
Norway

Max. width
  
2 kilometres (1.2 mi)

Kvåsefjorden

Kvåsefjorden is an approximately 8-kilometre (5.0 mi) long fjord which forms the outer county boundary between Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder, Norway. It also forms part of the border between the municipalities of Lillesand and Kristiansand. The district of Randesund lies on the west side of the fjord in Kristiansand.

Map of Kv%C3%A5sefjorden, 4639 Kristiansand, Norway

The fjord empties into the Skagerrak at Meholmen near Ulvøysund, which is considered to be the western starting point of the Blindleia strait. Blindleia is the inner shipping route along the coast of Lillesand. The smaller Isefjærfjorden is a branch off the main Kvåsefjorden. Kvåsefjorden can sometimes be harsh and difficult to cross with small boats, because it is wide open to the Skagerrak and there is no archipelago to protect it unlike in the nearby Blindleia.

References

Kvåsefjorden Wikipedia