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
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
"In winter, everything is white, and if you are flying in a helicopter, for example, and have to monitor an area, you cannot see if a snowmobile has been driven down to a fjord."
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 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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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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