MS Oslofjord (1949) I Oslo Havn
Oslofjord The Oslofjord (, ; en, Oslo Fjord) is an inlet in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the and lighthouses and down to in the south to Oslo in the north. It is part of the Skagerrak strait, connecting the Nor ... is the fjord leading up to Oslo, Norway. Oslofjord may also refer to: * Any of several ships operated by the Norwegian America Line: ** , a ship used by the Norwegian America Line, 1923–1930 ** , an ocean liner operated by the Norwegian America Line, 1938–1940 ** , a combined ocean liner/cruise ship operated by the Norwegian America Line, 1949–1967 * MS ''Oslofjord'' (1993), a passenger ferry operated by Fjord Line {{disambiguation ...
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Oslofjord
The Oslofjord (, ; en, Oslo Fjord) is an inlet in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the and lighthouses and down to in the south to Oslo in the north. It is part of the Skagerrak strait, connecting the North Sea and the Kattegat sea area, which leads to the Baltic Sea. The Oslofjord is not a fjord in the geological sense — in Norwegian the term can refer to a wide range of waterways. The bay is divided into the inner () and outer () Oslofjord, separated by the long by wide Drøbak Sound. The innermost part is known as the Bunnefjorden. Name In the period 1624–1925 the name of the fjord was (or ), since Christiania was the name of the capital in this period. The old Norse name of the fjord was , giving names to the counties of Vestfold ('the district west of Fold') and Østfold ('the district east of Fold') — and also the district Follo. Geography Each of the islands in the innermost part of the fjord has its own identi ...
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