The fjord stretches from the Langesund strait near the town of Brevik, where it separates into the Frierfjord and the Eidangerfjord. In the medieval period, the fjord was named Grenmar, after the grener people who lived here and mar which was Old Norse for sea. Later, well into the 1700s, the entire stretch from Langesund gap and up to Skien was referred to as Langesundsfjord.
The Brevik Bridge is a bridge over the mouth of the Frierfjord that connects the municipalities of Bamble and Porsgrunn. On the west side of Bamble lies the town of Stathelle. On the east side lies the town of Brevik in Porsgrunn. The Brevik tunnel (Brevikstunnelen) on Highway 354 (old E18) goes through the hill in Brevik and connects the Brevik bridge with the rest of the way north.
Geologyedit
The Langesundsfjord is especially noted for the discovery of fluorescentminerals. Many of the minerals found here are relatively rare. Commercial quarrying for decorative stone started in the late 1880s.[1] In 1881, Diderik Cappelen (1856-1935), first found Cappelenite in Langesundsfjorden. Cappelenite, which he discovered in small veins within Nepheline syenitepegmatite, is a rare yttrium-bariumborosilicate. It is found in the form of greenish-brown hexagonal crystals.[2][3][4]
^Ramberg, I.B.; Bryhni, I.; Nottvedt, A.; Rangnes, K., eds. (2008). The Making of a Land: The Geology of Norway. Geographical Society of Norway. ISBN9788292394427.
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langesundsfjord, norwegian, also, known, breviksfjord, norwegian, breviksfjorden, stretch, fjord, telemark, county, norway, kilometre, long, fjord, flows, from, skagerrak, between, islands, sandøya, bjørkøya, siktesøya, porsgrunn, municipality, mainland, bambl. Langesundsfjord Norwegian Langesundsfjorden also known as the Breviksfjord Norwegian Breviksfjorden is a stretch of fjord in Telemark county Norway The 8 kilometre 5 0 mi long fjord flows from the Skagerrak between the islands of Sandoya Bjorkoya and Siktesoya in Porsgrunn Municipality and the mainland of Bamble Municipality LangesundsfjordenBreviksfjordenView of the BreviksfjordenLangesundsfjordLocation of the fjordShow map of TelemarkLangesundsfjordLangesundsfjord Norway Show map of NorwayLocationTelemark county NorwayCoordinates59 01 45 N 9 44 07 E 59 02928 N 9 73514 E 59 02928 9 73514TypeFjordBasin countriesNorwayMax length8 kilometres 5 0 mi Contents 1 Location 2 Geology 3 Media gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksLocation editThe fjord stretches from the Langesund strait near the town of Brevik where it separates into the Frierfjord and the Eidangerfjord In the medieval period the fjord was named Grenmar after the grener people who lived here and mar which was Old Norse for sea Later well into the 1700s the entire stretch from Langesund gap and up to Skien was referred to as Langesundsfjord The Brevik Bridge is a bridge over the mouth of the Frierfjord that connects the municipalities of Bamble and Porsgrunn On the west side of Bamble lies the town of Stathelle On the east side lies the town of Brevik in Porsgrunn The Brevik tunnel Brevikstunnelen on Highway 354 old E18 goes through the hill in Brevik and connects the Brevik bridge with the rest of the way north Geology editThe Langesundsfjord is especially noted for the discovery of fluorescent minerals Many of the minerals found here are relatively rare Commercial quarrying for decorative stone started in the late 1880s 1 In 1881 Diderik Cappelen 1856 1935 first found Cappelenite in Langesundsfjorden Cappelenite which he discovered in small veins within Nepheline syenite pegmatite is a rare yttrium barium borosilicate It is found in the form of greenish brown hexagonal crystals 2 3 4 Media gallery editPhotos of the Brevik Bridge nbsp nbsp nbsp See also editGrenland List of Norwegian fjordsReferences edit Langesundsfjorden Mindat org 2001 Cappelenite Y Mineral Data Mineralogy Database Larsen Alf Olav ed 2010 The Langesundsfjord History Geology Pegmatites Minerals Salzhemmendorf Germany Bode Verlag GmbH ISBN 9783925094972 Ramberg I B Bryhni I Nottvedt A Rangnes K eds 2008 The Making of a Land The Geology of Norway Geographical Society of Norway ISBN 9788292394427 External links editLangesundsfjord nbsp This article about a fjord in Norway is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Telemark location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Langesundsfjord amp oldid 1199369053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
