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(18,000 mi) long with its nearly 1,200 fjords, but only 2,500 km (1,600 mi) long excluding the fjords. A true fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped

[ˈsɔ̂ŋnəˌfjuːɳ], English: Sogn Fjord), nicknamed the King of the Fjords (Norwegian: Fjordenes konge), is the longest and deepest fjord in Norway. Located in Vestland

Kenai Fjords National Park is a national park of the United States that comprises the Harding Icefield, its outflowing glaciers, and coastal fjords and

coordinates) This list of Norwegian fjords shows many of the fjords in Norway. In total, there are about 1,190 fjords in Norway and the Svalbard islands

The fjords of Iceland, listed in a clockwise direction round the island from the SW to the east. There are no important fjords along the south coast: most

and the Whale Terraces. Since all other fjords in Northern Peary Land are frozen even in the summer, Frigg Fjord was identified as one of the few places

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

mostly restricted to low-intensity sheep grazing near the fjords. Good natural harbors in many fjords and their proximity to fishing areas are vital for the

The West Norwegian Fjords is the common name of two fjords in Norway listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO: the Geirangerfjord and the Nærøyfjord

The fjords of the United States are mostly found along the glacial regions of the coasts of Alaska. These fjords — long narrow inlets in valleys carved