Boknafjorden

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Boknafjorden is a large fjord in Rogaland county in southwestern Norway, known for its many islands and role as an important maritime route.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Boknafjorden canonical 8
Bokna fjord 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fjord
adjacentTo Haugalandet
Stavanger Peninsula
country Norway
crossedBy Boknafjorden ferry routes
hasInflow Gandsfjorden
Vindafjorden
surface form: Grindafjorden

Høgsfjorden
Jelsafjorden
Gandsfjorden
surface form: Mastrafjorden

Vindafjorden
surface form: Skjoldafjorden

Talgjefjorden
Vindafjorden
Gandsfjorden
surface form: Yrkefjorden

Åmøyfjorden
hasIsland Austre Bokn
Bokn
Finnøy
Fosen
Hundvåg
Karmøy
Kvitsøy
Ombo
Rennesøy
Utsira
Vestre Bokn
hasMouthNear Haugalandet
Karmøy
hasNameLanguage Norwegian
knownFor important maritime route
many islands
length about 50 kilometres
locatedIn Rogaland county NERFINISHED
Jæren region
surface form: Rogaland maritime region

Western Norway
surface form: Southwestern Norway
nameMeaning Boknafjorden self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bokna fjord
navigationImportance major regional sea route
nearCity Haugesund
Stavanger
opensInto North Sea
partOf Norwegian coastal shipping lane
Norwegian fjord system
region Western Norway
usedFor ferry transport
fishing
recreational boating
shipping route
waterBodyType saltwater fjord

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Finnøy locatedInBodyOfWater Boknafjorden
Haugesund near Boknafjorden
Karmøy borderedByWaterBody Boknafjorden
Ryfylke hasBodyOfWater Boknafjorden
Fogn locatedInBodyOfWater Boknafjorden
Fogn hasViewOf Boknafjorden
Boknafjorden nameMeaning Boknafjorden self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bokna fjord
Sjernarøyane partOf Boknafjorden
Rennesøy surroundedBy Boknafjorden