fjord
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As the ice slowly melts, it releases freshwater into surrounding waters, carrying the influence of Greenland's glaciers far beyond the fjord where the iceberg first broke free.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
And the team’s official World Cup photo features the players dressed as Nordic warriors, weapons in hand, posed before a scenic fjord with long boats in the background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Conservationist and photographer Rebecca Douglas is part of a team researching whales in a remote Icelandic fjord, which has been recording their sounds for a year.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
Here in Kapisillit in western Greenland, a cluster of coloured houses cling to the hillside in a frozen fjord.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
The exciting new boat made it possible for us to go much farther afield, and every day we would travel far out into the fjord, hunting for a different island.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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Summer is the busiest time of year for iceberg activity in Greenland's glacier-fed fjords, and 2026 delivered a particularly dramatic example.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
But the most Norwegian thing about this man from the fjords who looks and plays like a Viking is how he was raised as a boy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
It was only a few days ago that the horde from the fjords was in Boston taking over the subway system before their team’s first match, a 4-1 victory over Iraq.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Alaska is especially vulnerable to megatsunamis because of its steep mountains, narrow fjords and frequent earthquakes.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Then we jumped on a ferry to Scandinavia and took a tour of the fjords.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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