- In
physical geography, a
fjord or
fiord (/ˈfjɔːrd,
fiːˈɔːrd/ ) is a long,
narrow sea
inlet with
steep sides or cliffs,
created by a glacier.
Fjords exist...
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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...
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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...
- 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...
- (Māori: Piopiotahi,
officially gazetted as ****ord Sound/Piopiotahi) is a
fiord in the
south west of New Zealand's
South Island within Fiordland National...
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Alexandra Fiord is a
natural inlet on the
Johan Peninsula of
Ellesmere Island in the
Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. To the east, it
opens into...
- The
fiords of New
Zealand (Māori: tai
matapari "bluff sea") are all
located in the
southwest of the
South Island, in a
mountainous area
known as Fiordland...
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Grise Fiord Airport (IATA: YGZ, ICAO: CYGZ) is
located in
Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada, and is
operated by the
Government of Nunavut. The only building...
- the side of a
mountain collapsed on the
western end of the head of Taan
Fiord, a
finger of Icy Bay
formed by the
retreat of
Tyndall Glacier. The resulting...
-
recorded at 144.
There are
three settlements: Alert, Eureka, and
Grise Fiord.
Ellesmere Island is
administered as part of the
Qikiqtaaluk Region in the...
