Horsens Fjord

Horsens Fjord at Hjarnø

Horsens Fjord is an inlet in the east coast of the Danish peninsula of Jutland which stretches from the islands of Alrø and Hjarnø in the east to the town of Horsens on the mainland. It is some 20 kilometres (12 mi) long. The navigational channel to Horsens has a depth of 7 metres (23 ft).[1] Like the other East Jutland "fjords", geologically it is no fjord.

The islands in the fjord are low-lying with grasslands and lagoons along their coasts. Both Alrø and Hjarnø consist principally of farmland while Vorsø, which has been an unpopulated nature reserve for over 50 years, is now wooded and has a colony of herons. There are also many cormorants in the area.[2]

Protections

Horsens Fjord forms a 42,737 ha Ramsar protection together with the island of Endelave and surrounding sea. The protection was put into force on the 2nd of September 1977 and has number 152.[3]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ "Horsens Fjord", Den store Danske. (Danish) Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Horsens Fjord", Skov- og Naturstyrelsen. (Danish) Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  3. ↑ The Annotated Ramsar List: Denmark Ramsar, 05.08.2013

Coordinates: 55°51′N 10°0′E / 55.850°N 10.000°E / 55.850; 10.000

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