Ringkøbing Fjord
Ringkøbing Fjord, despite its name, is in fact a shallow lagoon on the west coast of Jutland. Skjern River terminates in Ringkøbing Fjord with a large river delta system to the east, and the lagoon is shielded from the North Sea by a long isthmus named Holmsland Dunes to the west.
- Type: Lagoon
- Description: Danish fresh water fjord
- Also known as: “Fiordo de Ringkobing”, “Ringkjobing Fiord”, “Ringkobing Fjord”, “Ringköbing Fjord”, “Ringkobingfjord”, and “Ringköbingfjord”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Velling and Hvide Sande.
Velling
Village
Velling Kirkeby is a small village in West Denmark… Velling is situated 7 km northeast of Ringkøbing Fjord.
Hvide Sande
Village
Stauning
Village
Stauning is a village with a population of 324. Stauning is situated 9 km southeast of Ringkøbing Fjord.
Ringkøbing Fjord
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality, Central Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56° north
Longitude
8.25° or 8° 15′ east
Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)
Open location code
9F8C2722+22
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Ringkøbing Fjord” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Ringkøbing Fjord”
- Cebuano: “Ringkøbing Fjord”
- Danish: “Ringkøbing Fjord”
- Dutch: “Ringkøbing Fjord”
- Dutch: “Ringkøbingfjord”
- French: “Fjord de Ringkøbing”
- French: “Ringkøbing Fjord”
- German: “Ringkøbing Fjord”
- Japanese: “リンケビング・フィヨルド”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ringkøbingfjorden”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ringkøbing Fjord”
- Norwegian: “Ringkøbing Fjord”
- Polish: “Ringkøbing Fjord”
- Spanish: “Fiordo de Ringkøbing”
- Swedish: “Ringkøbing Fjord”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Halby and Mejlby.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Klægbanke and Stauning Vestjylland Airport.
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Worth a closer look: Copenhagen and Aarhus.
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