Grimstadfjord or Grimstadfjorden is a small fjord in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) long fjord lies on the western side of the Bergen Peninsula, and it divides the Laksevåg and Ytrebygda boroughs of the city of Bergen. The Grimstadfjorden lies just north of Bergen Airport, Flesland and the Norwegian naval base Haakonsvern lies on the northern shore of the fjord. The lake Nordåsvannet flows to the west into this fjord and then this fjord flows west into the large Raunefjorden. The island of Bjorøy lies at the western mouth of the Grimstadfjorden.[1][2]
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  Grimstadfjorden Location of the fjord  Grimstadfjorden Grimstadfjorden (Norway) | |
| Location | Vestland county, Norway |
| Coordinates | 60°19′22″N 5°12′41″E / 60.3228°N 5.2115°E |
| Primary inflows | Nordåsvannet |
| Primary outflows | Raunefjorden |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
The German battleship Bismarck was moored here on 21 May 1941.[3] [4]
References
edit- ^ Hartvedt, Gunnar Hagen; Skreien, Norvall (2009). "Grimstafjorden". Bergen Byleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 218. ISBN 978-82-573-1761-4.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Grimstadfjorden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ^ Baron von Mullenheim-Rechberg, Burkhard (1980). Battleship Bismarck, A Survivor's Story. Annapolis: United States Naval Institute Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-87021-096-9.
- ^ Dagbladet 2004
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