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