Mariager Fjord is the longest fjord, or inlet, in Denmark. It is 35 km long and stretches from Hadsund in the East to Hobro in the West. The water is brackish and connected to Østersøen (a part of the Baltic Sea). The salinity of the water declines as closer to the shore we get.
Mariager Fjord has a variety of habitats, and differs from the low, sandy areas close to the banks of the fjord, to more rocky areas. The depth of the fjord varies from a few centimeters at the lowest areas, close to the shores, to about 30 meters at the deepest.
There are no rivers in Denmark, but there are more than 40 fjords. Mariager Fjord at Mariager, is called “Denmarks most beautiful fjord”.
- GPS
- 56.6548271, 9.9866066
- Geographical region
- Northern Europe
- Drainage Basin
- Mariager Fjord
- River catchment
- Mariager Fjord at Mariager
- Water body type
- Stream
- Water body name
- Mariager Fjord
- Water body part
- Delta
- Water body course
- Lower course
- Water body: tributary of
- Stream
- Tributary name
- Mariager Fjord