Bokna Fjord

Boknafjord opens into a broad basin among the islands and mainland shores of Rogaland. From it, narrower fjords extend inland towards the mountains, while channels between islands lead to the North Sea. On the island of Mosterøy stands Utstein Monastery, a medieval religious house near these coastal routes. The waters around the monastery connected it with farms, fishing grounds and settlements on both sides of the fjord, forming part of the maritime landscape of western Norway.