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Examples of fiord
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The resulting nutrients end up settling in the fiord and allowing kelp to grow.
From the smh.com.au
He's run along the Thames in London, the Seine in France, and by a fiord in Oslo.
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Another reason was that the glacier rests partly in the waters of a growing fiord.
From the nzherald.co.nz
By using this method, scientists can estimate wind and wave conditions inside a fiord.
From the sciencedaily.com
Fiord and Sounds counties never formed councils, due to insufficient population to govern.
From the en.wikipedia.org
From that bay we float down Uyak Bay, a dramatic fiord that almost bisects Kodiak completely.
From the smh.com.au
At my first mention of tracking bears we're loaded into kayaks and floating down the fiord.
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On the way back we investigate less-natural additions to the fiord.
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An observation platform in Stegastein, jutting out high over a fiord.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Fjord: a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
- Geologically, a fjord (or) is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.
- (fiords) Plural of fiord. Narrow inlet of sea, normally surrounded by steep landscapes. Typically created by glacial action.
- A former glacial valley with steep walls and a U-shaped profile now occupied by the sea.
- A glaciated valley flooded by the sea to form a long, narrow, steep-walled inlet.
- U-shaped valley is carved to the sea during ice ages, and later flooded with water to form huge canals.
