A deep, narrow valley carved by glaciers that has been flooded by seawater, creating a dramatic coastal inlet.
From Norwegian 'fjord,' ultimately from Old Norse 'fjǫrðr' (literally 'to go before' or passage). Scandinavian geography term adopted into English.
Fiords are like nature's speed-dating with glaciers and oceans—massive ice sheets carved valleys thousands of feet deep, then melted and flooded with seawater to create some of Earth's most stunning landscapes.
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