Trondheimsfjord (Norway)

Trondheimsfjord (or Trondheimsfjorden), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's 3rd longest fjord at 130 kilometres (81 mi) long. It is located inward the due west fundamental role of the country, as well as it stretches from Ørland inward due west to Steinkjer inward north, passing the metropolis of Trondheim on its way. Its maximum depth is 617 metres (2,024 ft), but within of Agdenes.

The largest islands inward the fjord are Ytterøy as well as Tautra; the pocket-size Munkholmen is located almost the harbor of Trondheim; as well as in that place are several islands at the entrance of the fjord. The narrow Skarnsundet is crossed past times the Skarnsund Bridge. The role of the fjord to the northward of the strait is referred to equally Beitstadfjorden. The primary role of Trondheimsfjord is H2O ice gratuitous all year; solely Verrasundet, a long as well as narrow fjord branch inward the northern role of the fjord, mightiness live on H2O ice covered inward winter. The Beitstadfjorden mightiness likewise freeze over inward winter, but solely for a few weeks.

The towns Stjørdal, Levanger, as well as Steinkjer are constitute on the eastern as well as northeastern shore of the fjord. Aker Verdal inward Verdal produces large offshore installations for the stone oil sector. H5N1 yard inward Rissa completed the luxurious floor send MS The World. Fiborgtangen is a peninsula along the eastern shore of the fjord where a large newspaper manufactory owned past times Norske Skog is situated.

Trondheimsfjorden has a rich marine life, amongst both southern as well as northern species; at to the lowest degree ninety species of fish accept been observed, as well as the fjord has the largest biological production amidst Norway's fjords. In recent years deep H2O corals (Lophelia pertusa) were discovered inward the fjord, non far from the metropolis of Trondheim. Several of the best salmon rivers inward Kingdom of Norway empty into Trondheimsfjord. Among these are Gaula (in Melhus but due south of Trondheim), Orklaelva (in Orkdal), Stjørdalselva (in Stjørdal), as well as Verdalselva (in Verdal).

The lowland due east as well as due south of the fjord represents i of Norway's best agricultural areas. The to a greater extent than rugged as well as mountainous Fosen peninsula is situated to the due west as well as northwest, giving some shelter from the air current mutual to coastal areas.

The Trondheimsfjord was an of import waterway inward the Viking Age, equally it is yet today. In 1888, an undersea mudslide caused a seismic sea wave which killed i mortal inward Trondheim as well as ruptured 3 railway lines.

Four giant squids accept been constitute inward the fjord, which is amidst the highest concentrations inward the world.

Name

The fjord is named afterwards Trondheim - but originally the cite of the fjord mightiness accept been but *Þrónd or *Þróund inward Old Norse. H5N1 cite similar that would live on related to the verb þróast which way to "thrive" or "flourish" as well as the cite Þrór which way "likeable" or "stoutish" (and it was i of Odin's nicknames).

If this is the case, hence the people living approximately the fjord (the þrœndir, meet Trøndelag) named themselves afterwards the fjord. (Compare sygnir which way "the people living approximately the fjord Sogn".)