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Village in Rødøy Municipality, Norway Village in Northern Norway, Norway
Melfjordbotn
Melfjorden
Village
View of the fishing houses along the fjord in MelfjordbotnView of the fishing houses along the fjord in Melfjordbotn
Melfjordbotn is located in NordlandMelfjordbotnMelfjordbotnShow map of NordlandMelfjordbotn is located in NorwayMelfjordbotnMelfjordbotnShow map of Norway
Coordinates: 66°30′55″N 13°40′36″E / 66.5154°N 13.6767°E / 66.5154; 13.6767
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictHelgeland
MunicipalityRødøy Municipality
Elevation21 m (69 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code8182 Melfjordbotn

Melfjordbotn or Melfjorden is a village in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located at the eastern end of the Melfjorden, southwest of the Svartisen glacier. The Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the village.

The village is fairly remote, with only one road leading in and out of the village, the Norwegian County Road 355, which was built in 1982. The road is a steep mountain road with many hairpin turns that doesn't connect it to the rest of Rødøy, but instead connects it to the neighboring Rana Municipality. The road is often closed during the winter.

References

  1. "Melfjordbotn, Rødøy (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  3. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-04-18). "Melfjorden". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-02-03.


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