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Keywords: Fjord, Cliffs, Inlet, Steep, Norway
A narrow inlet of the sea, penetrating between high banks or rocks, as on the coasts of Norway and Alaska.
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Sometimes spelled fjord, this physical feature is a heavily glaciated valley with long, steep-sided walls filled partially by the sea.
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A long, deep, narrow arm of the sea between high banks or rocks, as on the coast of Alaska. Somes Sound in Maine is also sometimes referred to as a fiord.
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narrow, deep ocean embayment partially filling a glacial trough
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narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
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a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
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a deep narrow inlet of the sea between high, steep banks or cliffs
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a glacier valley but connected to the sea
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Norwegian Fjord Horse. Ancient breed of horse, retaining the characteristics of the primitive wild horse, the Przewalski.
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An estuary that occurs in a deep, narrow, drowned valley, originally formed by glaciers.
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or fjord: a long, narrow bay of a sea bordered by steep cliffs. [AHDOS
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