fjord
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Last summer a giant wave swept through a remote fjord in southeast Alaska leaving destruction in its wake.
From BBC • May 6, 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
"If a rapid collapse were to occur, the material would fall directly into the fjord, and that could generate a tsunami with potentially high wave heights," she added.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025
“Just think about being in a cool place. That always helps. Let’s pretend this is our new home in Norway. There’s a fjord outside and snow on the mountains.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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