Kilsfjord is a

fjord In physical geography, a fjord (also spelled fiord in New Zealand English; ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounding landmasses of the n ...

Kragerø Municipality Kragerø () is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Grenland and the smaller Vestmar. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kragerø. Villages in Kragerø include Hell ...

Telemark Telemark () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway. Telemark borders the counties of Vestfold, Buskerud, Vestland, Rogaland and Agder. In 2020, Telemark merged with the county of Vestfold to form the county o ...

county,

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. It is one of the inner fjords that flow out into the main Kragerøfjorden. The Kilsfjord extends west from

Tåtøy Tåtøy or Tåtei is an island in Kragerø Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The island is located in the Kilsfjord, just to the south of the mainland town of Kragerø. The small island of Kragerø lies about to the northeast and the l ...

, an island in the archipelago just south of the town of Kragerø. The fjord goes in a westerly direction from Tåtøy and it broadens further in. It then turns to the north and narrows sharply again, before ending at the village of Kil at the head of the fjord. The Kragerø River (''Kragerøvassdraget'') flows into the north eastern side of the fjord, about three miles west of the town of Kragerø. Highway 351 follows the south side of the fjord.

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Kragerø Fjords of Telemark {{Norway-fjord-stub

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