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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...
- Misty Fjords National Monument (or Misty Fiords National Monument) is a national monument and wilderness area administered by the U.S. Forest Service as...
- 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...
- 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...
- Nachvak Fjord is a deep fiord in northern Labrador nearly 2 km (1.2 mi) wide and 20 km (12 mi) long. The fjord is divided in two arms on the western end...
- The Bird Fiord Formation is a geologic formation in Nunavut. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period. Earth sciences portal Canada portal...
- Cañon Fiord is a natural inlet in the west of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut in the Arctic Archipelago. To the north, it opens into Greely Fiord and to the...