Tønsbergfjorden is a
fjord
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in
Vestfold
Vestfold () is a county and a current electoral district in Norway. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it borders Buskerud and Telemark counties. The county administration is located in Tønsberg, Norway's oldest city, and the larg ...
county,
Norway
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. The long fjord runs between the mainland (
Sandefjord Municipality
Sandefjord () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Sandefjord ...
) and the islands of
Tjøme
Tjøme () is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2018. The area is now part of Færder Municipality. The administrative ce ...
and
Nøtterøy
Nøtterøy is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution on 1 January 2018. The area is now part of Færder Municipality. The admini ...
(
Færder Municipality
Færder is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Borgheim. Other villages in the municipality include Årøysund, Bj ...
). The fjord has a number of islands located within it including
Veierland
Veierland is a populated, Car-free islands, car-free island in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The island is located in the Tønsbergfjorden, between the mainland (to the west), the island of Tjøme (island), Tjøme (to the east ...
, Hui,
Langø
Langø is an island in Denmark. It is situated in the Ulvsund between Sjælland and Møn
Møn () is an island in south-eastern Denmark. Until 1 January 2007, it was a municipality in its own right but it is now part of the municipality of V ...
,
Natholmen
Natholmen or Nattholmen is an island in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The island is located in the Tønsbergfjorden at the entrance to the Lahellefjorden. The island is situated about to the east of the Sandefjord (town), ...
, and the
Stauper islands.
The fjord starts out with a width of about and as it heads northwards, it narrows considerably, at one point the fjord is only across. The
city of Tønsberg is located at the northern end of the fjord. There is a small
canal
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that runs through Tønsberg and it connects the northern end of the fjord to the
Ytre Oslofjord
Ytre Oslofjord () is part of a fjord in eastern Norway. The Ytre Oslofjord is the outer part of the Oslofjord which is south of point where the Hurumlandet peninsula splits the fjord between the Drøbak Sound (the strait where the fjord narrows ...
to the east. The southern end of the fjord is where the mouth is, emptying into the
Ytre Oslofjord
Ytre Oslofjord () is part of a fjord in eastern Norway. The Ytre Oslofjord is the outer part of the Oslofjord which is south of point where the Hurumlandet peninsula splits the fjord between the Drøbak Sound (the strait where the fjord narrows ...
. The mouth lies between
Verdens Ende
Verdens Ende ( or ; historic: ''Helgerodtangen'') is located at the southernmost tip of the island of Tjøme in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway.
The point is composed of various islets and rocks and is one of the most popular s ...
on the east side and the
Østerøya
Østerøya () a peninsula in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is one of two long, narrow peninsulas located south of the Sandefjord (town), city of Sandefjord. The peninsula lies between the Mefjorden and Tønsbergfjorden an ...
peninsula in the west. The small
Lahellefjorden is an arm which branches off the Tønsbergfjorden to the west.
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
Sandefjord
Fjords of Vestfold
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