# Balsfjorden

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Fjord in Troms, Norway

Balsfjorden (Norwegian) Báhccavuotna (Northern Sami) Location Troms county, Norway Coordinates 69°28′30″N 18°56′06″E / 69.474895°N 18.934937°E / 69.474895; 18.934937 Type Fjord Basin countries Norway Max. length 57 kilometres (35 mi) Max. width 2 to 7 kilometres (1.2 to 4.3 mi) Location Interactive map of the fjord

***Balsfjorden*** ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language)) or ***Báhccavuotna*** ([Northern Sami](/source/Northern_Sami_language))[1] is a [fjord](/source/Fjord) in [Troms](/source/Troms) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The 57-kilometre (35 mi) long fjord runs through [Balsfjord Municipality](/source/Balsfjord_Municipality) and [Tromsø Municipality](/source/Troms%C3%B8_Municipality). It branches off the [Tromsøysundet](/source/Troms%C3%B8ysundet) [strait](/source/Strait) just south of the [city of Tromsø](/source/Troms%C3%B8_(city)) and it flows in a north–south direction, ranging from 2 to 7 kilometres (1.2 to 4.3 mi) wide. The [European route E8](/source/European_route_E8) highway follows most of the eastern shore of the fjord and the [European route E6](/source/European_route_E6) highway runs along the southern end of the fjord. The village of [Storsteinnes](/source/Storsteinnes) lies along the southwestern coast of the fjord and the village of [Nordkjosbotn](/source/Nordkjosbotn) lies at the southeastern end of the fjord.[2]

## See also

- [List of Norwegian fjords](/source/List_of_Norwegian_fjords)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Informasjon om stadnamn"](https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/625156). *Norgeskart* (in Norwegian). [Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority). Retrieved 2024-07-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-snl_2-0)** Thorsnæs, Geir (January 12, 2023). ["Balsfjorden"](http://snl.no/Balsfjorden). *[Store norske leksikon](/source/Great_Norwegian_Encyclopedia)* (in Norwegian). Retrieved May 4, 2023.

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