Fjord

Geirangerfjord, Møre og Romsdal

A fjord or fiord is a type of gulf. Fjords are narrow with steep sides, and are created by large masses of snow moving over land. They can be found in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Germany, and New Zealand. In Germany, fiords are called Förde.

Cities

Most cities near fiords are sea ports. Some cities near fjords are listed below:

• Lübeck, Germany;
• Kiel, Germany;
• Flensburg, Germany;
• Schleswig, Germany;
• Orebro, Denmark;
• Vaile, Denmark;
• Horsens, Denmark;
• Kungsbacka, Sweden;
• Nykarleby, Finland;
• Tornio, Finland
• Sangi, Sweden;
• Tore, Sweden;
• Hudiksval, Sweden
• Hopedale, Canada

Fjord Media

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  A glacier in eastern Greenland flowing through a fjord carved by the movement of ice

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  Illustration of how a fjord is created

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  Sørfjorden (Hardanger) with Sandvinvatnet and Odda Valley can be clearly seen as continuation of the fjord. Odda sits on the isthmus. Folgefonna on the right hand.

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  Muldalsfossen waterfall drops several hundred meters from the Muldalen hanging valley to Tafjorden.

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  Distribution of ice (white) in Europe during the last glacial period

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  Important fjords and lakes in Norway. Note: The part of the map showing the northern fjords has a considerably smaller scale. Blurred coastlines = skerries

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  Fjord à Christiania, by Claude Monet (1895).

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  Holandsfjorden with Svartisen glacier in Nordland.

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  The Lim bay in Croatia is commonly called a fjord but is scientifically a ria.