# Sjona

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{{Short description|Fjord in Nordland, Norway}}
{{Infobox body of water
|name                   = Sjona
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|caption                = View of the fjord
|location               = [Nordland](/source/Nordland) county, Norway
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of the fjord
|basin_countries        = [Norway](/source/Norway)
|coords                 = {{coord|66.30315|13.28813|region:NO_type:waterbody |display=inline, title}}
|type                   = [Fjord](/source/Fjord)
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|length                 = {{convert|26|km}}
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|max-depth              = {{convert|636|m}}
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'''Sjona'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/561546 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority) |language=no}}</ref> is a [fjord](/source/fjord) in [Nordland](/source/Nordland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway).  The {{convert|26|km|adj=on}} fjord begins in [Rana Municipality](/source/Rana_Municipality) and flows to the west through [Nesna Municipality](/source/Nesna_Municipality) and [Lurøy Municipality](/source/Lur%C3%B8y_Municipality) into the sea. The islands of [Handnesøya](/source/Handnes%C3%B8ya) and [Tomma](/source/Tomma) lie at the mouth of the fjord. The deepest part of the fjord reaches {{convert|636|m}} below sea level. [Norwegian County Road 17](/source/Norwegian_County_Road_17) follows the entire coast of the fjord. Villages along the shore of the fjord include [Flostrand](/source/Flostrand), [Mæla](/source/M%C3%A6la), and [Myklebustad](/source/Myklebustad).<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Sjona |url=https://snl.no/Sjona |access-date=2011-12-28 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==Media gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Sjona001.JPG|Outer part seen from the south; Handnesøya to the left
File:NordSjona A.JPG|Outer part seen from the south
File:Nordsjona B.JPG|Middle part seen from the south
File:Nordsjona C.JPG|Middle part seen from the south
File:Nordsjona D.JPG|Inner part seen from the south
File:Nordsjona E.JPG|Inner part seen from the south
File:Nordsjona F.JPG|Inner part seen from the south
</gallery>

==References==
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Category:Fjords of Nordland
Category:Rana Municipality
Category:Nesna Municipality

{{Nordland-geo-stub}}

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