In physical geography, a fjord or fiord (/ˈfjɔːrd, fiːˈɔːrd/ ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist... 52 KB (6,121 words) - 14:06, 4 May 2024 |
Milford Sound (category Fiords of New Zealand) (Māori: Piopiotahi, officially gazetted as Milford Sound/Piopiotahi) is a fiord in the south west of New Zealand's South Island within Fiordland National... 23 KB (2,161 words) - 23:34, 1 May 2024 |
Tanquary Fiord is a fjord on the north coast of the Arctic Archipelago's Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Quttinirpaaq National... 6 KB (538 words) - 16:12, 21 December 2023 |
and the Agassiz Ice Cap. To the northwest is Borup Fiord and Tanquary Fiord is northeast. "Greely Fiord". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources... 1 KB (70 words) - 08:56, 21 June 2020 |
The fiords of New Zealand (Māori: tai matapari "bluff sea") are all located in the southwest of the South Island, in a mountainous area known as Fiordland... 5 KB (325 words) - 08:18, 19 August 2023 |
Alexandra Fiord is a natural inlet on the Johan Peninsula of Ellesmere Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. To the east, it opens into... 3 KB (238 words) - 10:49, 9 February 2021 |
Icy Bay (Alaska) (redirect from 2015 Taan Fiord landslide and megatsunami) the side of a mountain collapsed on the western end of the head of Taan Fiord, a finger of Icy Bay formed by the retreat of Tyndall Glacier. The resulting... 12 KB (1,197 words) - 20:10, 29 February 2024 |
Ellesmere Island (section Grise Fiord) recorded at 144. There are three settlements: Alert, Eureka, and Grise Fiord. Ellesmere Island is administered as part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region in the... 57 KB (6,664 words) - 02:54, 30 April 2024 |