Gunnekleivfjorden is a
fjord
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in
Porsgrunn Municipality
is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Porsgrunn. Some other notable settlements in Porsgrunn include the town of Brev ...
in
Telemark
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county,
Norway
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. The long fjord is located at the head of
Frierfjord
Frier or Frierfjord is a fjord in Telemark county, Norway. The long fjord is located along the Skaggerak coast in the traditional district of Grenland and it forms the border with the municipalities of Bamble, Skien, and Porsgrunn. The fjord is ...
in the
town of Porsgrunn.
The west side of the fjord is defined by the
Herøya
Herøya is a peninsula in Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located between the fjords of Frierfjord to the west and Gunnekleivfjord to the east, at the mouth of Porsgrunn River. The name stems from the Old Norse word ...
peninsula at the mouth of
Telemarksvassdraget. Herøya features a large industrial park that was founded in
1928
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. It contains major facilities of
Norsk Hydro
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,
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, and
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(ScanWafer subsidiary). The east side of the fjord belongs to
Skrapeklev, a residential area in the
town of Porsgrunn.
The fjord's mouth lies on the north end of the fjord where the Porsgrunn River discharges into the
Frierfjord
Frier or Frierfjord is a fjord in Telemark county, Norway. The long fjord is located along the Skaggerak coast in the traditional district of Grenland and it forms the border with the municipalities of Bamble, Skien, and Porsgrunn. The fjord is ...
at
Norsk Hydro
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's factory complex. The
Skien River
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The catchment area is , and the maximum length is .
The Skien watershed includes rivers which feed Lake Norsjø above Skien;
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, which begins in
Skien
Skien () is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsjø area and Bø. The administrative ...
, is called the Porsgrunn River as it runs through Porsgrunn. Small watercraft traffic can also pass through a man-made canal at the south of the fjord.
The fjord is heavily polluted due to the development of the industrial area at Herøya. The fjord has
brackish water
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with a significant amount of fish (both freshwater and saltwater species).
See also
*
List of Norwegian fjords
This list of Norwegian fjords shows many of the fjords in Norway. In total, there are about 1,190 fjords in Norway and the Svalbard islands. The sortable list includes the lengths and locations of those fjords.
Fjords
See also
* List of gla ...
References
Porsgrunn
Fjords of Telemark
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