fjord
Cliff-walled sea arm
A fjord is a long, narrow inlet of sea between steep cliffs, formed by glacial erosion.
Fjords are characteristic of Norway's coastline but appear wherever mountains meet the sea in formerly glaciated regions: We sailed deep into the fjord, cliffs rising on both sides.
Also spelled fiord.
Visible features of terrain
- vistaPleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
- pristinePure and untouched
wilderness · picturesque · dramatic · serenity · tranquil · unspoiled · idyllic · viewpoint
Water extending into land
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
- channelPassage for transmission
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
ferry · boat · yacht · navigation · seafaring · anchorage · harbor · lighthouse
landscape
Visible features of terrain
- vistaPleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
pristine · wilderness · picturesque · dramatic · serenity · tranquil · unspoiled · idyllic · viewpoint · horizon
inlet
Water extending into land
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
- channelPassage for transmission
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
cruise · ferry · boat · yacht · navigation · seafaring · anchorage · harbor · lighthouse · maritime
majestic
Impressively dignified and beautiful
- toweringOf imposing height
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
- awe-inspiringEvoking reverential wonder
sublime · imposing · dramatic · vastness · steep · rugged · vertical · sheer · lofty · splendor
glacier
Slow-moving ice mass
- moraineGlacier-deposited debris pile
- cirqueGlacier-carved mountain basin
- icefieldExtensive glacial coverage
calving · crevasse · drumlin · esker · iceberg · permafrost · tundra · icecap · arctic · alpine
- NorwayOslo, Bergen, Trondheim, kroner, krone
- ScandinaviaNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
- Nordic heritageVikings, Norse mythology, Norse gods, longships, Odin
- coastal inletsbay, cove, inlet, lagoon, estuary
- glacial landformscirque, moraine, tarn, U-shaped valley, hanging valley
- Nordic landscapestundra, glacier, boreal forest, aurora borealis, northern lights
fjordpeninsula
Land almost encircled by water
cape · headland · promontory · mountain · peak
fjordbay
Partially enclosed water
lagoon · estuary · delta · coastal plain · tidal flat
- Norwegian fjordsGlacially carved coastal inlets
- Alaskan fjordsGlacially carved northern waterways