Eidangerfjord
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Eidangerfjord is a fjord
Fjord
Geologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.-Formation:A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. Glacial melting is accompanied by rebound of Earth's crust as the ice...

 located in Porsgrunn
Porsgrunn
is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Porsgrunn....

 municipality
Municipalities of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...

 in Telemark
Telemark
is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...

 county
Counties of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 430 municipalities...

, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It is 6 km long, and stretches between Brevik
Brevik
is a town in Telemark, Norway with an estimated population of 2,700. Brevik was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 , but was merged with Porsgrunn on January 1, 1964. Brevik is regarded one of the best preserved towns from the sailing ship era...

 and the island village of Sandøya. The largest island located in the fjord is Kattøya, located at the head of Eidangerfjord.

The shipping harbor for the cement produced by Norcem
Norcem
Norcem AS is a Norwegian manufacturer of cement, and subsidiary of HeidelbergCement. It has plants in Brevik and Kjøpsvik.-History:Norcem was established in 1968 as a merger between the three cement factories Christiania Portland Cementfabrikk , Dalen Portland Cemetfabrikk and Nordland Portland...

 is located at Brevik. Further in, on the west shore, lies the village of Heistad. Stathelle
Stathelle
is a town in Norway in the municipality of Bamble in the county of Telemark, Norway.-History:Stathelle was a former municipality in Telemark. It was separated from Bamble as a municipality of its own in 1851. In 1964, the municipalities of Stathelle and Langesund merged with Bamble municipality...

, with a population of about 8,000, is situated at the junction of the Langesundsfjord
Breviksfjord
Breviksfjorden is a stretch of fjord between the islands of Sandøya, Bjørkøya and Siktesøya in Porsgrunn municipality and the mainland of Bamble municipality, both in Telemark county, Norway.-Location:...

 and Frierfjord
Frierfjord
Frierfjorden is a fjord in the Grenland traditional district in the county of Telemark, Norway. It stretches from Brevik, and Gunneklevfjord, to the mouth of the Porsgrunn river . At the fjord mouth, Breviksstrømmen, it is about 300 m across and is crossed by the Brevik bridge...

with Eidangerfjord.
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