Beiar Fjord

{{Short description|Fjord in Beiarn and Gildeskål, Norway}}

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|caption = Aerial photo of the Beiar Valley, with Beiar Fjord at the top

|location = Nordland county, Norway

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|caption_map = Interactive map of the fjord

|basin_countries = Norway

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Beiar FjordLjungner, Erik. 1949. The Quaternary Ice Caps in Patagonia and Scandinavia. Bulletin of the Geological Institutions of the University of Uppsala 33: 11–96, p. 41.[https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/beiar-fjord-via-the-local-boat-service/182010/ Visit Norway: Beiar Fjord via the Local Boat Service.] ({{langx|no|Beiarfjorden}}{{cite web|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/Beiarn/Beiarfjorden/|title=Beiarfjorden, Beiarn (Nordland)|publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2019-01-29}}) is a fjord in Nordland, Norway. The fjord lies mostly within Beiarn Municipality, but the westernmost part of the fjord lies in Gildeskål Municipality. It has a length of about {{convert|20|km|sp=us}}.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Beiarfjorden |first= |last= |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=http://snl.no/Beiarfjorden |language=Norwegian|accessdate=26 October 2013}} The Norwegian County Road 17 crosses the fjord near the mouth via the Kjellingstraumen Bridge. The fjord ranges from {{convert|80|m}} to {{convert|2|km}} wide throughout its course.

The {{convert|54|km|sp=us|adj=on}} Beiar River debouches into the head of Beiar Fjord.{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Norsk Fjelleksikon|title=Beiarelva|editor-first=Per Roger |editor-last=Lauritzen |editor-link=Per Roger Lauritzen |page= |year=2009 |publisher=Friluftsforlaget |location=Arendal |language=Norwegian |isbn=978-82-91-49547-7}} The Beiar Fjord splits into several basins at some of the narrow sounds among which the innermost one is the largest.{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/trondelag/kystriksveien/listings-kystriksveien/beiar-fjord-via-the-local-boat-service/192515/|title=Beiar Fjord via the Local Boat Service|website=www.visitnorway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-22}} This area is a beautiful spot known to local boaters and tourists.{{Cite news|url=https://www.fjordtours.com/things-to-do-in-norway/fjord-cruises-and-fjord-safari/|title=Fjord cruises, rib boat and fjord safaris in Norway|work=Fjord Tours|access-date=2018-05-22|language=en}}