There are several lower valleys on the peninsula, but at the western end, the plateau plunges into the sea in a 497-metre-tall (1,631 ft) cliff at Kjerringa.

Located between the cities of Bergen (to the south) and Ålesund (in Møre og Romsdal county to the north), this is the only peninsula of mainland between Stavanger and Honningsvåg that goes out into open sea without any archipelago that breaks waves.

[2] Because of the harsh climate, the peninsula can be an obstacle for ship transport along the coast of Norway.

It is one of the main obstacles preventing a fast-boat passenger route from Bergen to Ålesund, a distance of 310 kilometres (190 mi; 170 nmi).

Plans are currently well underway to build the Stad Ship Tunnel at the narrowest point connecting the Moldefjorden to the Kjødspollen (the innermost part of the Vanylvsfjorden) with capacity to take large ships such as the Hurtigruten vessels.