Oslofjord
Oslo fjord, view from Ekeberg in Oslo
Map of the Oslo fjord
The Oslo Fjord is a fjord in southern Norway. Stretched over a length of about 118 kilometers in a straight line in a south-north direction of the Oslo fjord is the entrance to the country's capital, Oslo, which is located at the northern end of the fjord. In the south of the Oslo fjord at Langesund enters the Skagerrak. From geological- tectonic point of view it forms a part of the Oslo trench. He is up to 300 meters deep and is considered the busiest waterway in the north. Because of the Gulf Stream too far from the Skagerrak and so is the Oslo Fjord and therefore heated not strong enough him, the Oslo fjord is the only fjord in Norway, which freezes occasionally.
In the Middle Ages the Oslo Fjord was just like the landscape ( in ) or fold ( in ) called on both sides of Vik. Fold is included in today's Østfold and Vestfold Fylkenamen.
Today, the region is the strongest population center in Norway; within an hour's drive to about 40 percent of the country's population reach the Oslo fjord. Also, 40 percent of jobs are here. The Oslofjord is therefore an important waterway with a high volume of cargo and passenger ships and is also very important for recreation on its banks as on the water.
Between Verpen in the municipality of Hurum and Buskeruder Måna in the municipality Akershuser Frogn the two sides of the fjord are connected by the Oslo fjord tunnel.