The Trondheimsfjord (Trondheimsfjorden), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third longest fjord, 130 km long, in the west central part of the country. Currents In the Norwegian Sea and Greenland Sea surface water descends two to three kilometres down to the bottom of the ocean forming cold oxygen-rich groundwater Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional An alphabetic list of Norwegian Fjords follows The category:CategoryFjords of Norway and List of Norwegian Fjords (by geographic locations provide further A fjord or fiord (fjɔːd|fiːɔːd or fiːɔːd is a long narrow Inlet with steep sides created in a valley carved by glacial activity. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand It stretches from Ørland in west to Steinkjer in north, passing the city of Trondheim on its way. Ørland is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway Steinkjer is a town and a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. (Trondhjem is a city and municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. Its maximum depth is 617 meters, just inside of Agdenes. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Agdenes is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway The largest islands in the fjord are Ytterøy and Tautra; the small Munkholmen is located near the harbor of Trondheim; there are several islands at the entrance of the fjord. Ytterøy is an island and a former municipality in the Trondheimsfjord, Norway. Tautra is an Island in the Municipality of Frosta, Norway. It is located in the Trondheimsfjord, just North of Trondheim Munkholmen ( Norwegian, meaning the monk's islet) is an Islet north of Trondheim, Norway in the Trondheimsfjord. A harbor or harbour (see spelling differences) or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the Weather or are stored The narrow Skarnsundet is crossed by the Skarnsund Bridge; the part of the fjord to the north of the strait is referred to as Beitstadfjord. Skarnsund Bridge (Skarnsundet bru connects the municipalities of Mosvik and Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag in Norway together as part of route A strait is a narrow navigable Channel of water that connects two larger navigable bodies of water The main part of Trondheimsfjord is ice free all year; only Verrasundet, a long and narrow fjord branch in the northern part of the fjord, might be ice covered in winter. Ice is a Solid phase, usually crystalline, of a Non-metalic substance that is liquid or gas at Room temperature, such as Ammonia Winter is one of the four Seasons of Temperate zones Calculated astronomically, it begins on the Solstice and ends on the Equinox The Beitstadfjord might also freeze over in winter, but only for a few weeks.
The towns Stjørdal, Levanger and Steinkjer are found on the eastern and northern shore of the fjord. Stjørdal is a municipality and town in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Levanger is a municipality and town in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Steinkjer is a town and a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Aker Verdal in Verdal produces large offshore installations for the petroleum sector. Aker Verdal AS formerly known as Aker Kværner Verdal is a construction yard for large Steel constructions and Substructures for Verdal is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. An oil platform or oil rig is a large structure used to house workers and machinery needed to drill and/or extract oil and Natural gas through wells Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit A yard in Rissa completed the luxurious apartment ship The World. Rissa is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway General The World flies a Bahamas flag and has a gross tonnage of 43524 tons
Trondheimsfjorden has a rich marine life, with both southern and northern species; at least 90 species of fish have been observed, and the fjord has the largest biological production among Norway's fjords[1]. Munkholmen ( Norwegian, meaning the monk's islet) is an Islet north of Trondheim, Norway in the Trondheimsfjord. Marine biology is the scientific study of living Organisms in the Ocean or other marine or Brackish bodies of water In recent years deep water corals (Lophelia pertusa) were discovered in the fjord, not far from the city of Trondheim. Corals are Marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small Sea anemone –like Polyps typically in colonies of many Lophelia pertusa is a species of cold-water Coral which grows in the deep waters throughout the North Atlantic ocean (Trondhjem is a city and municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. Several of the best salmon rivers in Norway empty into Trondheimsfjord. Salmon is the common name for several species of Fish of the family Salmonidae. Among these are Gaula (in Melhus just south of Trondheim), Orkla (in Orkdal), Stjørdalselva (in Stjørdal) and Verdalselva (in Verdal). Melhus is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway At 179 km in length the Orkla is the longest river in Sør-Trøndelag county Norway. Orkdal is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway Verdal is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway.
The lowland east and south of the fjord represents one of Norway's best agricultural areas. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture The more rugged and mountainous Fosen peninsula is situated to the west and northwest, giving some shelter from the wind common to coastal areas. Fosen is a traditional district in Trøndelag, consisting of the municipalities Osen, Roan, Åfjord, Bjugn, Ørland Wind is the flow of Air or other Gases that compose an Atmosphere (including but not limited to the Earth's)
The Trondheimsfjord was an important waterway in the Viking Age, as it is still today. A waterway is any navigable Body of water. These include Rivers Lakes Seas Oceans and Canals In order for a waterway Viking Age is the term denoting the years from about 700 to 1066 in European history. In 1888, an undersea mudslide caused a tsunami which killed one person in Trondheim and ruptured three railway lines. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Mudslide redirects here it is also the name of a cocktail. A mudflow or mudslide is the most rapid (up to 80 km/h / 50 mph A tsunami ((tsuːˈnɑːmi is a series of waves created when "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation.
References
- ^ Mork, J. Fisk og fiskerier i Trondheimsfjorden, Tapir Forlag, 110-132.
External links
- Norwegian Journal of Geology:The deglaciation of Trondheimsfjord pdf
- NTNU Trondhjem biological station
- Pictures and information about cold coral reefs
- Coral reefs in Trondheimsfjord and Norway
- The sea trees of Trondheim
- The rich bird life of the inner Trondheimsfjord wetland system
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