Iddefjord
| Iddefjord Ringdalsfjord |
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 The Iddefjord photographed from the old Svinesund Bridge |
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| Waters | Svinesund | |
| Land mass | Scandinavian peninsula | |
| Geographical location | 59 ° 4 ′ N , 11 ° 23 ′ E | |
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| length | approx. 24 km | |
The Iddefjord ( Norwegian : Iddefjorden or Ringdalsfjorden , Swedish : Idefjorden ) is a fjord around 24 kilometers long that forms the border between Norway and Sweden in the north of the historic Swedish province of Bohuslän . It flows into the Svinesund near the Norwegian town of Halden .
The fjord is almost always ice-free and has a meromictic character, which means that it consists of a freshwater layer on the surface that is about two meters deep, while there is salt water underneath and these layers hardly mix.
geography
Two larger rivers flow into the Iddefjord, the Enningdalsälven from Sweden and the Tista from Norway. The island of Brattøya is also in the fjord. The highest point of Bohuslän , Björnerödspiggen at 222 m above sea level, is located near the inlet in Sweden . Due to the rich granite deposits , quarries were operated on both sides of the fjord at the beginning of the 20th century.
There used to be a ferry connection across the fjord, today two bridges, the Svinesund bridges, cross the fjord.
Web links
- Iddefjorden velgruppe (Norwegian)