fjord
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Aasen was flying a drone for the Norwegian Orca Survey when he noticed an adult orca carrying the body of a deceased calf through a Norwegian fjord.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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
This was followed by a four-hour trip by fishing boat to the entrance of the fjord, before a final dogsled to the base.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 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
Unless you have sailed down the Oslo- fjord like this yourself on a tranquil summer’s day, you cannot imagine what it is like.
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
The resulting images capture mountains and fjords dissolving into sky, rendered in the deep azure light of the Arctic Circle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Alaska is especially vulnerable to megatsunamis because of its steep mountains, narrow fjords and frequent earthquakes.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
"Normally the seals are on the ice or in the more calm waters. But today we had to sail all the way into the fjords to find them," the 37-year-old tells AFP.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 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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