Fjords
A fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Aasivissuit - Nipisat | Partly located in fjord areas | |
Costiera Amalfitana | Fiordo di Furore | |
Glacier parks | the St. Elias Parks complex | |
Gros Morne National Park | "an outstanding wilderness environment of spectacular landlocked, freshwater fjords" (OUV) | |
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago | Several | |
Ilulissat Icefjord | ||
Kujataa | At the coast of fjords | |
Rock Art of Alta | Located in Alta Fjords | |
Te Wahipounamu | ||
West Norwegian Fjords |
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