Fjord
noun
A narrow area of sea between high cliffs or banks.
The dramatic fjords in Norway are a popular tourist attraction.

Often appears as...
- norwegian fjord
- dramatic fjord
noun
A narrow area of sea between high cliffs or banks.
The dramatic fjords in Norway are a popular tourist attraction.

Often appears as...
- norwegian fjord
- dramatic fjord
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Geographical Feature
Fjord refers to a long, narrow deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, usually formed by a glacier.

Sailing through the fjord, we were surrounded by steep cliffs on either side.
Scandinavian Landscapes
Fjords are commonly associated with the geography of Scandinavian countries such as Norway and Iceland.

The fjords of Western Norway are considered some of the world's most beautiful natural scenery.
Tourist Destinations
Fjords are often highlighted as must-see destinations in travel brochures, especially for cruises.

The cruise offers excursions to explore ancient fjords with guided kayak tours.
Geographical Feature
Fjord refers to a long, narrow deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, usually formed by a glacier.

Sailing through the fjord, we were surrounded by steep cliffs on either side.
Scandinavian Landscapes
Fjords are commonly associated with the geography of Scandinavian countries such as Norway and Iceland.

The fjords of Western Norway are considered some of the world's most beautiful natural scenery.
Tourist Destinations
Fjords are often highlighted as must-see destinations in travel brochures, especially for cruises.

The cruise offers excursions to explore ancient fjords with guided kayak tours.
Geographical Feature
Fjord refers to a long, narrow deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, usually formed by a glacier.

Sailing through the fjord, we were surrounded by steep cliffs on either side.
Scandinavian Landscapes
Fjords are commonly associated with the geography of Scandinavian countries such as Norway and Iceland.

The fjords of Western Norway are considered some of the world's most beautiful natural scenery.
Tourist Destinations
Fjords are often highlighted as must-see destinations in travel brochures, especially for cruises.

The cruise offers excursions to explore ancient fjords with guided kayak tours.
Video examples
To Climb the World PIPE...
pretty crazy to get a rope cut without either person knowing it's like it's pretty much a worst-case scenario in climbing I mean we all were like whoa that's a pretty serious but so the real beauty of this type of trip is the deep water soloing which is a soul lying above the ocean and that's kind of what we were searching for is we like probed all these fjords we would like search
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Brian Skerry: Ocean Soul...
it we've lost that baseline so the message is you know if we can protect places like this they will come back I worked in other parts of New Zealand on this story as well like fjord land which is this sort of shadowy lord of the rings' environment with mountains and tons of fresh water that pours into the
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Crucial Waters PIPE...
tree almost in this emerald green world that you're looking straight up but if you were looking horizontally it's it's there's no ambient light it's pretty dark there's another picture made in fjord land of some animals called sea pens which a reminiscent of the old quill pens but these are like a type of
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Photographing Our Seas:...
You know, three-four kilos, incredible predators. But for me, the one species that screamed out pulsating life were jellyfish. And in the right months of the year, in the fjords they aggregate in incredible numbers to spawn. Smacks of jellyfish, that I just learnt a few years ago.
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Find Your Bliss in...
Chile's Patagonia region here adventurers find bliss amongst the dramatic terrain that includes glaciers fjords and mountains the centrepiece of the park are the three granite towers that stand tall over the otherwise flat Patagonian play throughout the park the
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The Secret Culture of...
you know at the edges of fjords it's cold it's dark it might be snowing brian scary has been an underwater photographer and explorer here at national geographic for more than two decades and then when i think the time is right i take a deep breath and i slide
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Why societies collapse PIPE...
killed the Norse and, probably of greater importance, may have blocked access to the outer fjords, on which the Norse depended for seals at a critical time of the year. And then finally, the fifth item on my checklist is the political,
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What's so special about...
Dense forests and tall mountains made overland travel difficult, but long coastlines and numerous rivers, lakes, and fjords provided a viable alternative. The first canoes were simply hollowed out logs rowed with paddles.
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Diving with Killer...
this is dis fjord in Norway for several years a local dive operator has been offering tourists a unique encounter with wild killer whales
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The warning sounds of a...
glacierized fjords are the loudest natural ocean environment that we've measured so far the sizzling of ice melt
Video examples
To Climb the World PIPE...
pretty crazy to get a rope cut without either person knowing it's like it's pretty much a worst-case scenario in climbing I mean we all were like whoa that's a pretty serious but so the real beauty of this type of trip is the deep water soloing which is a soul lying above the ocean and that's kind of what we were searching for is we like probed all these fjords we would like search
Video examples
Brian Skerry: Ocean Soul...
it we've lost that baseline so the message is you know if we can protect places like this they will come back I worked in other parts of New Zealand on this story as well like fjord land which is this sort of shadowy lord of the rings' environment with mountains and tons of fresh water that pours into the
Video examples
Crucial Waters PIPE...
tree almost in this emerald green world that you're looking straight up but if you were looking horizontally it's it's there's no ambient light it's pretty dark there's another picture made in fjord land of some animals called sea pens which a reminiscent of the old quill pens but these are like a type of
Video examples
Photographing Our Seas:...
You know, three-four kilos, incredible predators. But for me, the one species that screamed out pulsating life were jellyfish. And in the right months of the year, in the fjords they aggregate in incredible numbers to spawn. Smacks of jellyfish, that I just learnt a few years ago.
Video examples
Find Your Bliss in...
Chile's Patagonia region here adventurers find bliss amongst the dramatic terrain that includes glaciers fjords and mountains the centrepiece of the park are the three granite towers that stand tall over the otherwise flat Patagonian play throughout the park the
Video examples
The Secret Culture of...
you know at the edges of fjords it's cold it's dark it might be snowing brian scary has been an underwater photographer and explorer here at national geographic for more than two decades and then when i think the time is right i take a deep breath and i slide
Video examples
Why societies collapse PIPE...
killed the Norse and, probably of greater importance, may have blocked access to the outer fjords, on which the Norse depended for seals at a critical time of the year. And then finally, the fifth item on my checklist is the political,
Video examples
What's so special about...
Dense forests and tall mountains made overland travel difficult, but long coastlines and numerous rivers, lakes, and fjords provided a viable alternative. The first canoes were simply hollowed out logs rowed with paddles.
Video examples
Diving with Killer...
this is dis fjord in Norway for several years a local dive operator has been offering tourists a unique encounter with wild killer whales
Video examples
The warning sounds of a...
glacierized fjords are the loudest natural ocean environment that we've measured so far the sizzling of ice melt
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Quote examples
Jane Campion
New Zealander Director
I took four years off after 'In the Cut' because I wanted to see who I'd be without work. I even tried being a hermit in the wilderness in New Zealand. I stayed in a warden's hut two-and-a-half hours off the Routeburn Track through the fjords on the South Island. It was early winter, so there was no electricity or running water.

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Kate Christensen
American Novelist
My father's grandparents came from Norway and settled in the Scandinavian bastion of Minnesota. As a little girl in Tempe, Arizona, I daydreamed about picking cloudberries by a fjord in a fresh Nordic wind.

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Robert Powell
British Actor
I have a number of places on my wish list, including Antarctica, the Norwegian fjords, and the Amazon. I have a passion for wilderness, and Siberia is on my list - however, that may be a bridge too far.

Quote examples
Jane Campion
New Zealander Director
I took four years off after 'In the Cut' because I wanted to see who I'd be without work. I even tried being a hermit in the wilderness in New Zealand. I stayed in a warden's hut two-and-a-half hours off the Routeburn Track through the fjords on the South Island. It was early winter, so there was no electricity or running water.

Quote examples
Kate Christensen
American Novelist
My father's grandparents came from Norway and settled in the Scandinavian bastion of Minnesota. As a little girl in Tempe, Arizona, I daydreamed about picking cloudberries by a fjord in a fresh Nordic wind.

Quote examples
Robert Powell
British Actor
I have a number of places on my wish list, including Antarctica, the Norwegian fjords, and the Amazon. I have a passion for wilderness, and Siberia is on my list - however, that may be a bridge too far.

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