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Drammensfjord
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Drammensfjord () is a fjord in along the border of Akershus and Buskerud counties in Norway that connects to Ytre Oslofjord on the west side. It stretches about to the north and northeast. The Drammenselva river discharges into the head of the fjord. The fjord shares its name with the city of Drammen, which is located at the head of the fjord. Drammen Municipality is located on its west and north sides. The land on the east side of the fjord is called Hurumhalvøya or the Hurum peninsula and this is located in Asker Municipality. The peninsula lies between the Drammensfjord and the Oslofjord.
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- Body of water.name
- Drammensfjorden
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- Drammensfjorden.jpg
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- View of the fjord
- Body of water.location
- Akershus and Buskerud, Norway
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- Akershus#Buskerud#Norway
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- Drammensfjord
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- top
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- Location of the fjord
- Body of water.basin_countries
- Norway
- Body of water.type
- Fjord
- Body of water.inflow
- Drammenselva river
- Body of water.outflow
- Ytre Oslofjord
- Body of water.cities
- Drammen, Svelvik
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- Drammensfjorden
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- 117
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Drammensfjord () is a fjord in along the border of Akershus and Buskerud counties in Norway that connects to Ytre Oslofjord on the west side. It stretches about to the north and northeast. The Drammenselva river discharges into the head of the fjord. The fjord shares its name with the city of Drammen, which is located at the head of the fjord. Drammen Municipality is located on its west and north sides. The land on the east side of the fjord is called Hurumhalvøya or the Hurum peninsula and this is located in Asker Municipality. The peninsula lies between the Drammensfjord and the Oslofjord.
thumb|left|The narrow, shallow Svelvik strait has Norway's shortest ferry crossing. thumb|left|The Svelvik strait and the sandy Svelvik moraine. thumb|left|The «Pandion» passing through the strait (2010).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Drammensfjord” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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