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| Location of the fjord | |
| Location | Troms county, Norway |
| Coordinates | 69°54′43″N 21°13′54″E / 69.9119°N 21.2318°E / 69.9119; 21.2318 |
| Type | Fjord |
| Primary outflows | Reisafjorden |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) |
Oksfjorden (Norwegian), Ákšovuotna (Northern Sami), or Aksuvuono (Kven) is a small fjord inlet in Nordreisa Municipality in Troms county, Norway. At the innermost part of the fjord, lies the village of Oksfjordhamn. The European route E06 highway runs along the southern side of the fjord. The fjord empties into the large Reisafjorden to the west.
See also
References
- "Aksuvuono". Kvensk stedsnavndatabase.
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- The name is sometimes anglicized as Oks Fjord. Source: Welle-Strand, Erling (1992). Twenty-Five Hundred Miles on the Coastal Steamer. Narvik: Notrabooks. p. 59.
- Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2018-06-11). "Nordreisa". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
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