Definition of Fjord. Meaning of Fjord. Synonyms of Fjord

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Definition of Fjord

Fjord
Fjord Fjord (fy[^o]rd), n. See Fiord.
fjord
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.]

Meaning of Fjord from wikipedia

- 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...
- ****son Fjord (Danish: ****sons Fjord) is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively, it lies in the Northeast Greenland National...
- The Fjord or Norwegian Fjord Horse (Norwegian: fjordhest) is a relatively small but very strong horse breed from the mountainous regions of western Norway...
- [ˈsɔ̂ŋnəˌfjuːɳ], English: Sogn Fjord), nicknamed the King of the Fjords (Norwegian: Fjordenes konge), is the longest and deepest fjord in Norway. Located in Vestland...
- College Fjord is a fjord located in the northern sector of Prince William Sound in the U.S. state of Alaska. The fjord contains five tidewater glaciers...
- 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. Fjord may...
- Lim Fjord can be the name of two different geographical features: The Limfjord in Denmark, since 1825 part of a channel separating the island of Vendsyssel-Thy...
- The Trondheim Fjord or Trondheimsfjorden (pronounced [ˈtrɔ̂nː(h)æɪmsˌfjuːɳ]), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third-longest fjord at 130 kilometres...
- Geirangerfjorden (Norwegian) or Geiranger Fjord (English) is a fjord in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located entirely in...
- important fjords of the Russian Federation. In spite of the vastness of the Arctic coastlines of the Russian Federation there are relatively few fjords in Russia...