Jøssingfjord view and rest

 Jøssingfjord became known due to the *Altmark* Incident, which took place there on February 16, 1940: a German military supply ship was boarded by a British naval vessel, and British prisoners of war were liberated. The *Altmark* Incident served as a pretext for the German decision to attack and occupy Norway. During World War II, the term "Jøssing" was used to refer to anti-Nazi Norwegians, in reference to the *Altmark* Incident. Jøssingfjord also houses a shipping port for Titania AS, a company that operates an open-pit mine and a processing plant for titanium ore. The fjord is surrounded by steep mountain slopes and terminates in a large field of scree.

If you drive along the North Sea route between Egersund and Flekkefjord, the small houses beneath the massive rock—Helleren in Jøssingfjord—are clearly visible.