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BODO , a seaport on the See also:north-western See also:coast of See also:Norway, in Nordland amt (See also:county), See also:lat . 67° 17' N . Pop . (1900) 4827 . The See also:rock-See also:bound See also:harbour admits large vessels, and there is a brisk See also:trade in See also:fish and See also:eider-down . The neighbouring See also:country has many scenic attractions . Sixty See also:miles inland (E.) rises the See also:great See also:massif of See also:Sulitelma on the See also:Swedish frontier, with its See also:copper mines, broad See also:snow-See also:fields and glaciers . The fjords of the See also:district include the imposing Beierenfjord, the Saltenfjord, and the Skjerstadfjord, at the narrow mouths of which, between islands, a remarkable See also:cataract (Saltstrom) is formed at the turn of the See also:tide . On this See also:fjord is Skjerstad, a large scattered See also:village . |
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