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Coordinates: 68°25′29″N 17°23′44″E / 68.4246°N 17.3956°E / 68.4246; 17.3956
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'''Beis Fjord'''<ref>Thorén, Ragnar V. A. 1969. ''Picture Atlas of the Arctic''. Amsterdam: Elsevier, p. 316.</ref><ref>''Principal War Telegrams and Memoranda, 1940-1943''. 1976. Nedeln, Liechtenstein: KTO Press, p. 180.</ref><ref>Jacobsen, Alf R., & J. Basil Cowlishaw. 2016. ''Death at Dawn: Captain Warburton-Lee VC and the Battle of Narvik, April 1940''. Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press.</ref> ({{lang-no|Beisfjorden}}, {{lang-sme|Ušmá}}<ref>[http://www.norgeskart.no/?sok=U%C5%A1m%C3%A1#11/601622/7590168/ ''Norgeskart'': Ušmá, Fjord Narvik.]</ref>) is a [[fjord]] in the municipality of [[Narvik]] in [[Nordland]] county, [[Norway]]. It is a fjord arm that branches off of the [[Ofotfjorden]], on the south side of the city of [[Narvik]]. The [[Beisfjord Bridge]] on the [[European route E06]] highway crosses the fjord between [[Ankenes]] and [[Narvik]]. The village of [[Beisfjord]] is located at the end of the {{convert|11.5|km|adj=on}} long fjord. The maximum depth of the fjord reaches {{convert|44|m}} below sea level.<ref name="snl">{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/Beisfjorden|title=Beisfjorden|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2012-05-24}}</ref>
'''Beis Fjord'''<ref>Thorén, Ragnar V. A. 1969. ''Picture Atlas of the Arctic''. Amsterdam: Elsevier, p. 316.</ref><ref>''Principal War Telegrams and Memoranda, 1940-1943''. 1976. Nedeln, Liechtenstein: KTO Press, p. 180.</ref><ref>Jacobsen, Alf R., & J. Basil Cowlishaw. 2016. ''Death at Dawn: Captain Warburton-Lee VC and the Battle of Narvik, April 1940''. Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press.</ref> ({{lang-no|Beisfjorden}}, {{lang-sme|Ušmá}}<ref>[http://www.norgeskart.no/?sok=U%C5%A1m%C3%A1#11/601622/7590168/ ''Norgeskart'': Ušmá, Fjord Narvik.]</ref>) is a [[fjord]] in the municipality of [[Narvik]] in [[Nordland]] county, [[Norway]]. It is a fjord arm that branches off of the [[Ofotfjorden]], on the south side of the city of [[Narvik]]. The [[Beisfjord Bridge]] on the [[European route E06]] highway crosses the fjord between [[Ankenes]] and [[Narvik]]. The village of [[Beisfjord]] is located at the end of the {{convert|11.5|km|adj=on}} long fjord. The maximum depth of the fjord reaches {{convert|44|m}} below sea level.<ref name="snl">{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/Beisfjorden|title=Beisfjorden|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2012-05-24}}</ref>

==History==

A temporary bridge was set up over Beis Fjord in Ofoten in July 1943 and a ferry connection was set up between [[Fagernes (Narvik)|Fagernes]] and [[Ankenesstranda|Ankenes]].


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 16:09, 6 January 2017

Beis Fjord
Beisfjorden, Ušmá
View of the fjord
LocationNarvik, Nordland
Coordinates68°25′29″N 17°23′44″E / 68.4246°N 17.3956°E / 68.4246; 17.3956
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi)
Max. width1 to 2 kilometres (0.62 to 1.24 mi)
Max. depth44 metres (144 ft)
SettlementsAnkenes, Beisfjord, Narvik

Beis Fjord[1][2][3] (Norwegian: Beisfjorden, Template:Lang-sme[4]) is a fjord in the municipality of Narvik in Nordland county, Norway. It is a fjord arm that branches off of the Ofotfjorden, on the south side of the city of Narvik. The Beisfjord Bridge on the European route E06 highway crosses the fjord between Ankenes and Narvik. The village of Beisfjord is located at the end of the 11.5-kilometre (7.1 mi) long fjord. The maximum depth of the fjord reaches 44 metres (144 ft) below sea level.[5]

History

A temporary bridge was set up over Beis Fjord in Ofoten in July 1943 and a ferry connection was set up between Fagernes and Ankenes.

See also

References

  1. ^ Thorén, Ragnar V. A. 1969. Picture Atlas of the Arctic. Amsterdam: Elsevier, p. 316.
  2. ^ Principal War Telegrams and Memoranda, 1940-1943. 1976. Nedeln, Liechtenstein: KTO Press, p. 180.
  3. ^ Jacobsen, Alf R., & J. Basil Cowlishaw. 2016. Death at Dawn: Captain Warburton-Lee VC and the Battle of Narvik, April 1940. Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press.
  4. ^ Norgeskart: Ušmá, Fjord Narvik.
  5. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Beisfjorden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-24.