Grimstadfjord
| Grimstadfjorden | |
|---|---|
| Grimstadfjord | |
  Grimstadfjord Location in Hordaland county | |
| Location | Hordaland county, Norway |
| Coordinates | 60°19′22″N 5°12′41″E / 60.3228°N 5.2115°ECoordinates: 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) |
Grimstadfjord or Grimstadfjorden is a small fjord in the municipality of Bergen in Hordaland 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]
The German battleship Bismarck was moored here on 21 May 1941.[3] [4]
Aerial reconnaissance photo taken by Flying Officer Michael Suckling of Bismarck anchored in Grimstadfjord, Norway
References
- ↑ 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
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/20/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.