Geography
Eid is located in the northernmost part of Sogn og Fjordane county. It is located along the northern shores of the Nordfjord and it surrounds the Eidsfjord. Eid is bordered to the west by the municipality of Vågsøy, to the south by Bremanger and Gloppen, to the east by Stryn and Hornindal, and to the north by Volda and Vanylven in Møre og Romsdal county. Hornindalsvatnet, the deepest lake in Europe, is located there.
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