Look up: fjord

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   Fjord
   A fjord is a long, narrow inlet resulting from the subsidence of a mountainous coast and the subsequent flooding of the valleys.
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   Fjord
   A long, narrow arm of the sea, usually formed by entrance of the sea into a deep glacial trough.
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   fjord
   [n] - a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs
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   Fjord
   Fjord (fyôrd) noun See Fiord .
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   Fjord
   A `fjord` or `fiord` is a long, narrow estuary with steep sides, created in a glacially carved valley that is filled by rising sea water levels. The seeds of a fjord are laid when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley through abrasion of the surrounding bedrock by the sediment it carries. Many such valleys were formed during recent ice age when the sea was at a much lower level than it is today. At the end of the ice age, the climate warmed up again a...
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   Fjord
   • (n.) See Fiord.
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   fjord
   long narrow arm of the sea, commonly extending far inland, that results from marine inundation of a glaciated valley. Many fjords are astonishingly ... [15 related articles]
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   Fjord
   A glacial valley or glacial trough found along the coast that is now filled with a mixture of fresh water and seawater.
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   fjord
   fjord or fiord (fyôrd) , steep-sided inlet of the sea characteristic of glaciated regions. Fjords probably resulted from the scouring by glaciers of valleys formed by any of several processes, including faulting and erosion by running water. When the regions occupied by these glaciers subsided...
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