 The deepest point in the fjord reaches below sea level.The village of Heim lies along the western shore of the fjord, and the municipal center of Hemne, Kyrksæterøra lies at the southern end of the fjord, and the village of Ytre Snillfjord lies on the southeast side of the fjord.The island of Hemnskjela lies at the mouth of the Hemnfjorden where it joins the Trondheimsleia.