Sandefjordsfjord

Sandefjordsfjorden
Sandefjordsfjord / Sandefjord
View of the head of the fjord
Sandefjordsfjorden is located in Vestfold
Sandefjordsfjorden
Sandefjordsfjorden
Location of the fjord
Sandefjordsfjorden is located in Norway
Sandefjordsfjorden
Sandefjordsfjorden
Sandefjordsfjorden (Norway)
LocationVestfold county, Norway
Coordinates59°04′53″N 10°14′24″E / 59.08139°N 10.24°E / 59.08139; 10.24
TypeFjord
Primary outflowsYtre Oslofjord
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length9 kilometres (5.6 mi)
SettlementsSandefjord

Sandefjordsfjorden or sometimes simply Sandefjorden,[1][2] is a 9-kilometre (5.6 mi) long fjord in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located west of the mainland, south of the town of Sandefjord, and east of the Vesterøya peninsula. The Sandefjordsfjord is the longest of the four fjords located in Sandefjord, Norway. It is a wide fjord which gradually shrinks northbound towards the city harbor. It has a number of small islands located in the fjord including Granholmen.[3]

  1. ^ The name in Norwegian is Sandefjordsfjorden which translates to the Sandefjordsfjord. This is sometimes shortened to Sandefjorden which translates to the Sandefjord.
  2. ^ "Sandefjordsfjorden (Norsk - Hovednavn)". NorgesKart.no (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  3. ^ Lundbo, Sten, ed. (24 January 2023). "Sandefjordsfjorden". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

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