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In the Danish language some inlets are called a fjord, but are, according to the English language definition, technically not a fjord, such as Roskilde Fjord. Limfjord in English terminology is a sound, since it separates the North Jutlandic Island (Vendsyssel-Thy) from the rest of Jutland. However, the Limfjord once was a fjord until the sea ...
The fjard of Somes Sound, Maine, USA.. A fjard (Swedish: fjärd, IPA:) is a large open space of water between groups of islands or mainland in archipelagos.Fjards can be found along sea coasts, in freshwater lakes or in rivers.
Fjord: Although normally used to describe a saltwater inlet, in eastern Norway a long, narrow fresh water lake is also called a fjord (though this differs from the English use of the word: see fjord). Randsfjorden, mapped on the left, is the largest example of an inland fjord.
Around the inner end of the fjord, three of Norway's famous stave churches have survived: Kaupanger and Urnes (along the shoreline) and Borgund (30 km or 20 mi into the Lærdal valley). [18] The Sognefjord Span (power lines) crosses the fjord with a span of 4,597 metres (15,082 ft). This is the second largest span of power lines in the world.
The Oslofjord has Norway's highest all year temperature: 7.5 °C (45.5 °F). February is the coldest month in the fjord with −1.3 °C (29.7 °F), while July normally reaches 17.2 °C (63.0 °F). The islands in the middle of the fjord are among Norway's warmest with high summer temperatures and moderate winters.
' the western fjord '; sometimes shortened to Vestfjord in English) is a 155-kilometre (96 mi) long fjord or oceanic sea in Nordland county, Norway. [2] [3] The name literally means "the west fjord", although it is called a fjord, it could best be described as a firth or an open bight of sea.
Isfjord, meaning 'Ice Fjord' in the Danish language, is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland. The Isfjord is part of the Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord complex [ 1 ] in the area of the Northeast Greenland National Park .
[C 1] The heritage cite lies in the county of Møre og Romsdal, extending into the municipalities of Fjord and Stranda. It covers 51 802 ha, of which 46 151 ha are terrestrial and 5 651 ha are marine. The Nærøyfjord is situated 100 km inland and is the upper extremity of Sognefjord.