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fjords
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Long narrow glacially-eroded inlets of the sea, U-shaped and steep-walled, generally several hundred meters deep, between high rocky cliffs or slopes along a mountainous coast. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]
Alternative terms
UF
↸
fiords
UF
↸
lochs
Broader Terms
BT
↑
bays
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estuaries
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guts
Date of creation
20-Nov-2007
Accepted term
20-Nov-2007
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