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{{Definition|title=Fjord|definition=A narrow, deep [[estuaries|estuary]] excavated by glaciers and that commonly has a sill at its mouth. <ref>Pinet P.R. 1998.Invitation to Oceanography. Jones and Barlett Publishers. p. 508</ref> It is filled with a mixture of freshwater and salt water. <ref>Karleskint G. 1998. Introduction to marine biology. Harcourt Brace College Publishers. p.378</ref>}}
  
 
[[image:Geirangerfjord Norway.jpg|center|thumb|300px|caption|Geirangerfjord in Norway <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord - Frédéric de Goldschmidt</ref>]]
 
[[image:Geirangerfjord Norway.jpg|center|thumb|300px|caption|Geirangerfjord in Norway <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord - Frédéric de Goldschmidt</ref>]]

Revision as of 16:27, 22 July 2008

Definition of Fjord:
A narrow, deep estuary excavated by glaciers and that commonly has a sill at its mouth. [1] It is filled with a mixture of freshwater and salt water. [2]
This is the common definition for Fjord, other definitions can be discussed in the article
Geirangerfjord in Norway [3]

References

  1. Pinet P.R. 1998.Invitation to Oceanography. Jones and Barlett Publishers. p. 508
  2. Karleskint G. 1998. Introduction to marine biology. Harcourt Brace College Publishers. p.378
  3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord - Frédéric de Goldschmidt