The Vinjefjorden is a fjord

Fjord

Geologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.-Formation:A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. Glacial melting is accompanied by rebound of Earth's crust as the ice...

 in Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It begins at Vinjeøra

Vinjeøra

Vinjeøra is a village in the municipality of Hemne in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village lies along the highway at the end of the Vinjefjorden, about south of the municipal center of Kyrksæterøra...

 in the municipality of Hemne

Hemne

Hemne is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kyrksæterøra. Other villages include Heim, Hellandsjøen, Holla, and Vinjeøra...

 (in Sør-Trøndelag

Sør-Trøndelag

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 county) and flows west through the municipalities of Aure

Aure, Norway

Aure is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre is the village of Aure. Other villages include Stemshaug, Todalen, and Tjeldbergodden. Aure has one of the largest wooden churches in Norway.The municipality includes many...

, Halsa

Halsa

Halsa is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre of Halsa is the village of Liabøen. Other villages in the municipality include Halsanaustan, Valsøyfjord, Engan, Hjellnes, and Valsøybotnen.-General information:Halsa was...

, Tingvoll

Tingvoll

Tingvoll is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Tingvoll. Other villages include Meisingset, Kvisvik, and Torjulvågen.-General information:...

, and Kristiansund

Kristiansund

Kristiansund is a city and municipality on the western coast of Norway, in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. It was officially awarded township status in 1742, and it is still the major town for the region. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Kristiansund...

 (in Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...

 county). At its end, it flows into the Talsjøen and Freifjorden

Freifjorden

The Freifjorden is a fjord in the municipalities of Kristiansund, Tingvoll, and Gjemnes in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long fjord begins near the island of Tustna and flows southwest between the islands of Nordlandet and Frei on the west side and the mainland peninsula of Straumsnes and...

. The Halsafjord

Halsafjord

The Halsafjord is a fjord in the municipalities of Surnadal and Tingvoll in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord branches south off of the Vinjefjorden and stretches about until it becomes the Trongfjord off of which the Surnadalsfjord later branches....

, Skålvikfjorden, and Valsøyfjorden

Valsøyfjorden

Valsøyfjorden is a fjord in the municipality of Halsa in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is a fjord arm off of the Arasvikfjord that runs south past the island of Valsøya. The villages along the fjord include Engan, Hjellnes, and Valsøybotnen...

branch off of the 53 kilometres (32.9 mi) long Vinjefjorden. The highway runs along the south side of the fjord for much of its length.