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A fjord is long narrow inlet from the sea that's bordered by steep, high cliffs.
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Because a floating shelf often forms an arch within a fjord or between islands.
From the newscientist.com
This cluster of woodland cabins overlooks a scenic fjord on the far east coast.
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He likes to spend his summer vacations on the Hvaler Islands in the Oslo fjord.
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No matter what the weather, a calm descends when you glide into and along a fjord.
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To the south is Turnagain Arm, a fjord that has some of the world's highest tides.
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Lake McKerrow to the north of Milford Sound is a fjord with a silted-up mouth.
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The sound is of deep artillery fire, thundering between the walls of the ice fjord.
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Fjord is a strategic design consultancy based in Berlin, Helsinki and London.
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- 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.
- Fjords is a tile-based German-style board game designed by Franz-Benno Delonge and published in 2005 by Hans im Glu00FCck and Rio Grande Games. Unlike some other games in the genre, Fjords is strictly limited to two players. The game is played in two phases: exploration and expansion...
- (Fjords) Deep U-shaped coastal valleys, originally eroded by a glacier but now filled by the sea. Some fjords still contain a glacier
- A narrow, steep-sided coastal inlet which can extend up to a couple of hundred kilometres inland. During a glacial period sea levels are lower and so glaciers that reach the sea erode valleys down to this sea level. ...
- [fee-yord]- steep walled inlet of a sea created by glacial gouging.
- A deep coastal embayment caused by glacial erosion
- Fjords are glacially eroded or modified U-shaped valleys that extend below sea level and connect to the ocean. They are filled with seawater and depths may exceed 1,000 feet (305 m) below sea level. ...
- A narrow inlet of the sea with steep cliffs or mountains on either side
