{{Short description|Fjord in Rogaland county, Norway}} {{Infobox body of water |name = Boknafjorden<ref name="name" /> |other_name = Boknafjord |image = Ytre Boknafjorden.JPG |alt = |caption = Aerial view of the fjord |location = [[Rogaland]] county, Norway |mapframe = yes |mapframe-zoom = 8 |mapframe-caption= Interactive map of the fjord |basin_countries = [[Norway]] |coords = {{coord|59.1193|5.4061|region:NO_type:waterbody|display =inline,title}} |type = [[Fjord]] |inflow = |outflow = [[North Sea]] |catchment = |length = {{convert|96|km}} |width = |area = |depth = |max-depth = |volume = |shore = |frozen = |islands = |cities = [[Stavanger (city)|Stavanger]] |reference = }}
'''Boknafjord''' or '''Boknafjorden'''<ref name="name">{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/1388 |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> ({{langx|en|Bokna Fjord}})<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://sjomatnorge.no/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Environmental_report_2013_EN.pdf |title=Environmental Report |publisher=Norwegian Seafood Federation |year=2013 |location=Oslo |page=70 |type=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Hobbs |first=Joseph |title=World Regional Geography |publisher=Brooks/Cole |year=2008 |location=Boston |page=122}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mann |first=Kenneth H. |title=Ecology of Coastal Waters: With Implications for Management |publisher=Blackwell Science |year=2009 |location=Malden, MA |page=114}}</ref> is a [[fjord]] located in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]]. The huge fjord lies between the cities of [[Stavanger (city)|Stavanger]] and [[Haugesund (town)|Haugesund]] and dominates the central part of the county. The main part of the fjord is shared between the municipalities of [[Kvitsøy Municipality|Kvitsøy]], [[Stavanger Municipality|Stavanger]], [[Tysvær Municipality|Tysvær]], [[Bokn Municipality|Bokn]], and [[Karmøy Municipality|Karmøy]]. There are dozens of smaller fjords that branch off the main part of the fjord, reaching most municipalities in the county. At its longest, the Boknafjord reaches about {{convert|96|km}} into the mainland at the innermost point of the [[Hylsfjorden]]. Other notable branches include the [[Saudafjorden]], [[Sandsfjorden]], [[Vindafjorden]], [[Hervikfjorden]], [[Førresfjorden]], [[Erfjorden]], [[Jøsenfjorden]], Årdalsfjorden, Idsefjorden, [[Høgsfjorden]], [[Lysefjorden]], and [[Gandsfjorden]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Boknafjorden|Boknafjorden|2026-02-18|Thorsnæs|Geir|2024-11-26}}</ref>
[[File:Map of Boknafjorden.PNG|thumb|left|Map of the area]] The vast fjord is quite wide, and it has many islands located within its shores, some of which are quite large. Some of the notable islands include [[Vestre Bokn]], [[Kvitsøy (island)|Kvitsøy]], [[Rennesøy (island)|Rennesøy]], [[Ombo]], [[Finnøy (island)|Finnøy]], [[Mosterøy (island)|Mosterøy]], and the [[Sjernarøyane]] archipelago.<ref name="snl" />
==Tunnel== The [[Rogfast]] sub-sea [[tunnel]] is a huge tunnel project that is constructing a road tunnel under the Boknafjord and the Kvitsøyfjord connecting the cities of [[Stavanger (city)|Stavanger]] and [[Haugesund (town)|Haugesund]] and ultimately becoming part of a ferry-free highway system along the western coast of Norway. It will also connect the islands of [[Kvitsøy Municipality]] to the mainland by road. The {{convert|24|km|adj=on}} long and {{convert|350|m|adj=on}} deep tunnel is projected to be completed in 2029. Construction began in 2018. Upon completion, it will be the longest and deepest underwater road [[tunnel]] in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=E39 Rogfast |url=http://www.vegvesen.no/Europaveg/e39rogfast |access-date=2013-02-06 |publisher=[[Norwegian Public Roads Administration|Vegvesen.no]] |language=no}}</ref> The cost was expected to be {{euro|500–600 million|link=yes}}, but later raised to {{euro|1700 million|link=yes}}.
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110915151431/http://www.vegvesen.no/Vegprosjekter/e39rogfast E39 Rogfast]
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[[Category:Fjords of Rogaland]] [[Category:Stavanger]] [[Category:Bokn Municipality]] [[Category:Karmøy Municipality]] [[Category:Tysvær Municipality]]