High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Norway's geography is dominated by fjords and islands. As of 2011, the country has 31 undersea tunnels, most of which are fixed links. Tunnels are chosen to replace ferrys to allow residents of islands and sealocked peninsulas access to regional centers, where crossing are too long for bridges. The Bomlafjord Tunnel is the country's longest, at 7,888 meters (25,879 ft), although it is scheduled to be surpassed by the 8,999-meter (29,524 ft) Karmoy Tunnel from 2013. The Eiksund Tunnel is the world's deepest, reaching 287 meters (942 ft) below mean sea level. In 1982, The Vardo Tunnel was the first underwater tunnel to open. Most of the tunnels are built as fixed links, allowing ferry services to be abandoned. In 2010, the first three tunnel in cities, the Bjorvika Tunnel, the Skansen Tunnel and the Knappe Tunnel, were opened, all which were built as motorways to bypass the city center. Submerged floating tunnels have previously been proposed;...

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