Raftsundet

{{short description|Strait in Nordland, Norway}}

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|name = {{native name list|tag1=no|name1=Raftsundet|tag2=se|name2=Ráktanuorri}}

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|image = Raftsund bridge.jpg

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|caption = View of the Raftsundet which is crossed by the Raftsund Bridge

|location = Nordland county, Norway

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|caption_map = Interactive map of the strait

|basin_countries = Norway

|coords = {{coord|68.40229|15.10636|region:NO_type:waterbody |display=inline, title}}

|type = Strait

|inflow = Hadselfjorden

|outflow = Vestfjorden

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|length = {{convert|25|km}}

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{{native name|no|Raftsundet}} or {{native name|se|Ráktanuorri}}{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/745889 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}} is a strait in Nordland county, Norway. The {{convert|25|km|adj=on}} long strait runs between the islands of Hinnøya and Austvågøya, mostly in Hadsel Municipality, but the southern end is in Vågan Municipality. The strait is crossed by the Raftsund Bridge near the northern mouth of the strait. The Trollfjorden is a small fjord that branches off the strait to the west and it is a well-known tourist attraction. The island of Stormolla lies at the southern mouth where the strait joins the Vestfjorden.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Raftsundet |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Raftsundet |date=2017-04-10 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2018-12-19}}

File:Raftsundet panorama 3, 2010 09.jpg