Oslo (with neighbouring Sandvika-Asker) is built in a horseshoe shape on the shores of the Oslofjord and limited in most directions by hills and forests. As a result, any point within the city is relatively close to the forest. There are two major forests bordering the city: ''Østmarka'' (literally "Eastern Forest", on the eastern perimeter of the city), and the very large ''Nordmarka'' (literally "Northern Forest", stretching from the northern perimeter of the city deep into the hinterland).