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fjords

noun

variants also fiords

plural of fjord

as in bays

a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline a cruise through the breathtaking fjords along the coast of Norway

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Recent Examples of fjords Patagonia is a diverse region in southern Chile and Argentina, with glaciers, mountains and fjords to the west, stretching into steppe and desert toward the east. —

Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 12 June 2026 While this part of the Norwegian Sea is primarily known for its dramatic fjords, around 15 years ago, travelers to the region began comparing Sommarøy’s white-sand beaches and emerald waters to those of the Caribbean, which is how the region earned its nickname. —

Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026 Roads twist around mountains and fjords, ferries interrupt journeys and some of the most famous viewpoints require a detour that can turn a short-looking drive into a full-day outing. —

David Nikel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 The resulting images capture mountains and fjords dissolving into sky, rendered in the deep azure light of the Arctic Circle. —

Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026 Come August 12, guests will watch the celestial blackout in peace on the ocean, surrounded only by icebergs and fjords. —

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 May 2026 So is touring the castles of Spain, or seeing the Arctic fjords in Greenland. —

Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026 But the Tracy Arm tsunami shows that not all fjords exhibit slow collapse. —

Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American, 6 May 2026 Workshops with a Stitchtopia expert run alongside time in islands, fjords and coastal communities. —

Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026

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Where the ice meets the edge of the island, towering glacial headwalls calve icebergs into the bays, requiring boats to dodge and dart around the floating obstacles, some of them as shockingly blue as antifreeze, some as big as Kentucky courthouses.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2025
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department Unlike Oregon's native crab species, which live in the ocean, bays and estuaries, mitten crabs live in freshwater and migrate to brackish water to breed, the department said.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2025