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
IKATEQ, Greenland—Deep in a remote fjord in Greenland, hundreds of rusty fuel drums known locally as “American flowers” litter the icy wilderness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
"I had seen the fjord and notable mountain features in the satellite images, but being there in person filled me with astonishment at what had happened."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2026
Worsley, Vincent, Crean, and McCarthy took turns at their two oars, pulling the boat forward and trying to get into the long fjord.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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Freshwater from melting glaciers in East Greenland's spectacular fjords and its coastal shelf contribute to two major Arctic currents.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 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
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
You'll likely know them by now, tucked away in the Arctic fjords, where the winds sweep down off snow-capped mountains and fans wear jumpers as woolly as their scarves.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 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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