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Definition of Fiords

Fiord
Fiord Fiord (fy?rd; i or y consonant, [sect] 272), n. [Dan. & Norw. fiord. See Frith.] A narrow inlet of the sea, penetrating between high banks or rocks, as on the coasts of Norway and Alaska. [Written also fjord.]

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- Retrieved 24 March 2016. Gregory, J. W. (1913). The Nature and Origin of Fiords. London: John Murray. Murton, Julian B.; Peterson, Rorik; Ozouf, Jean-Claude...
- Grise Fiord (/ɡriːz fiˈɔːrd/; Inuktitut: ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ, romanized: Aujuittuq, lit. 'place that never thaws') is an Inuit hamlet on the southern tip of Ellesmere...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Misty Fjords National Monument (or Misty Fiords National Monument) is a national monument and wilderness area administered by the U.S. Forest Service as...
- 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...
- Russell Fiord, also spelled Russell Fjord, is a fjord in the U.S. state of Alaska. It extends north to Disenchantment Bay, the terminus of Hubbard Glacier...
- Grise Fiord is a fjord on Ellesmere Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Grise Fiord means "pig inlet" in Norwegian. Otto Sverdrup from Norway...
- Tanquary Fiord Airport (IATA: JQ6, TC LID: CJQ6) is located at the southern side of Tanquary Fiord, Nunavut, Canada, close to the end of the fiord. It is...