Fosen
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Fosen is a peninsula and a traditional district in Sør-Trøndelag in central Norway. It extends south from Nord-Trøndelag and forms most of the western shore of Trondheimsfjord. The peninsula is dominated by forested valleys, lakes, coastal cliffs but also shallow areas, and in the interior mountains reaching up to 700 m elevation. The western coast has many skerries and some islands, such as Stokkøya in Åfjord. There are some good salmon rivers, and sea eagles and other sea birds are very common along the coast, notably on the shallow area near Ørland (Grandefjæra). The west coast have mild winters, and some locations (just west of the mountains) receive on average more than 2,000 mm precipitation/year. The southern part of the Scandinavian coastal conifer forests (No: Kystgranskog), a conifer rainforest, is located in lowland areas on the peninsula; although much of the original forest is gone, some areas remain.
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