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A fjord is a geological phenomenon that occurs when the movement of a glacier cuts a deep hole out of the earth and that hole eventually fills with sea water. The result is a long, narrow body of sea surrounded by steep land. Fjords are cold and deep. They tend to be stunningly beautiful because of the high cliff walls and mountains that surround them.
A fjord is of a narrow inlet of the sea with steep sides, according to Microsoft Encarta. The movement of glaciers combined with erosion can result in geological formations like fjords.
A fjord is a narrow inlet with high sides. Fjords are caused by glaciers. They are common in Norway, where the famous fjords are popular tourist attractions.
A fjord forms where a glacier cut a gorge below sea level and then backed off. The U-shaped valley left behind fills with seawater, forming a narrow inlet with very steep sides. As the glacier moved forward, it pushed rock and earth debris ahead of it. The glacier's retreat deposits the debris at a point where the inlet meets the sea. Water at the mouth of the inlet is therefore shallow, whereas the deepest part of the fjord can be more than 1300 meters (close to one mile) deep. Most fjords formed during an ice age when sea level was…
