- In
physical geography, a
fjord (also
spelled fiord in New
Zealand English; /ˈfjɔːrd,
fiːˈɔːrd/ ) is a long,
narrow sea
inlet with
steep sides or cliffs...
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Grise Fiord (/ɡriːz
fiˈɔːrd/; Inuktitut: ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ, romanized: Aujuittuq, lit. 'place that
never thaws') is an
Inuit hamlet on the
southern tip of Ellesmere...
- has
three western arms
which are
fiords (and are
named so). Lake
McKerrow to the
north of ****ord
Sound is a
fiord with a silted-up mouth. Lake Wakatipu...
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Misty Fjords National Monument (or
Misty Fiords National Monument) is a
national monument and
wilderness area
administered by the U.S.
Forest Service as...
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Tanquary Fiord is a
fjord on the
north coast of the
Arctic Archipelago's
Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. It is
located in the
Quttinirpaaq National...
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Fiordland features a
number of
fiords,
which in this area are
typically named sounds,
reflecting the fact that
sometimes fiords are
considered to be a type...
- The
Geiranger Fjord (Norwegian: Geirangerfjorden) is a
fjord in the Sunnmøre
region of Møre og
Romsdal county, Norway. It is
located entirely in the Stranda...
- and the Ag****iz Ice Cap. To the
northwest is
Borup Fiord and
Tanquary Fiord is northeast. "Greely
Fiord".
Geographical Names Data Base.
Natural Resources...
- Look up fjords or
Fjords in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
fjord (or
fiord) a long,
narrow inlet with
steep sides or cliffs,
created by a glacier....
- its surface. Its
extensive coastline includes some of the world's
longest fiords.: 7–9 To the west,
Ellesmere is
separated from Axel
Heiberg Island by Nansen...
