Veafjorden

{{Short description|Fjord in Vestland, Norway}}

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| name = Veafjorden

| other_name = Vedåfjorden

| image = Veafjorden.JPG

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| caption = View of the fjord

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Vestland county

| location = Vestland county, Norway

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| inflow = Bolstadfjorden

| outflow = Sørfjorden, Osterfjorden

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| basin_countries = Norway

| length = {{convert|15|km}}

| width = {{convert|1|km}}

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| cities = Vaksdal, Stanghelle, Stamneshella

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Veafjorden (historically, the Vedåfjorden) is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway. The {{convert|15|km|adj=on}} long fjord flows between the mainland and the island of Osterøy in Vaksdal municipality. There is one bridge across the fjord, the Kallestadsundet Bridge near Stamneshella.{{cite web|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Hordaland/Vaksdal/Veafjorden/|title=Veafjorden|publisher=yr.no|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2014-05-01}}

The fjord is named after the old Veo farm, located on the shore of Osterøy island, about {{convert|9|km}} north of Stanghelle. The farm sits at the foot of steep mountains and is only accessible by boat or by hiking by foot for {{convert|4|km}} to the nearest road.{{cite web|url=http://www.vaksdalhistorielag.org/wiki/index.php?title=Veo|title=Veo|publisher=Vaksdal historielag|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2014-05-01}}

A scene from the movie "The Golden Compass" was filmed along the Veafjorden.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}

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