Boknafjord or
Boknafjorden is a
fjord located in
Rogaland county,
Norway. The huge fjord lies between the cities
Stavanger and
Haugesund, and the main part of the fjord is shared between the municipalities of
Kvitsøy,
Rennesøy,
Finnøy,
Tysvær,
Bokn, and
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 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.