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  • 91Oslo Fjord — ▪ fjord, Norway Norwegian  Oslofjorden,        fjord on the Skagerrak (strait) penetrating the southern coast of Norway for 60 miles (100 km) from about Fredrikstad to Oslo. With an area of 766 square miles (1,984 square km), the fjord occupies a …

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  • 92Sogn Fjord — ▪ fjord, Norway  fjord, western Norway. It is the longest and deepest fjord in Norway, and its mouth is located 45 miles (72 km) north of Bergen. Its length, from the offshore island of Outer Sula (Ytre Sula) in the North Sea to Skjolden, at the… …

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  • 93Hardanger Fjord — Fjord, southwestern Norway. The country s second largest fjord, it extends inland 70 mi (113 km) from the North Sea to the Hardanger Plateau. It has a maximum depth of 2,922 ft (891 m). Waterfalls pour from the surrounding mountains, which rise… …

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  • 94Vest Fjord — ▪ fjord, Norway Norwegian  Vestfjorden        fjord, in the Norwegian Sea off the northwestern coast of Norway. Formed by the Norwegian mainland to the east and the Lofoten islands to the north and west, Vest Fjord is about 100 miles (160 km)… …

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  • 95Trondheims Fjord — ▪ fjord, Norway Norwegian  Trondheimsfjorden         fjord, in the Norwegian Sea, indenting the coast of west central Norway. Extending some 80 miles (130 km) inland, it serves as a natural boundary between northern and southern Norway.… …

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  • 96And Fjord — ▪ fjord, Norway Norwegian  Andfjorden        fjord, in the Norwegian Sea, indenting northwestern Norway, located between the islands of And (west) and Senja (east). The fjord, which is divided between Nordland and Troms fylker (counties),… …

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  • 97Arfersiorfik Fjord — ▪ fjord, Greenland       fjord in western Greenland, extending east from Davis Strait to the inland icecap. It is 95 miles (152 km) long with a maximum width of 15 miles (24 km). Its arms receive several glaciers, including the Nordenskiölds.… …

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  • 98Fjord de Nordås — Nordåsvatnet Nordåsvatnet en février Nordåsvatnet, en Français Le lac de Nordås , est une étendue d eau de 5 km² située près de Bergen, dans le Hordaland, en Norvège. C est en réalité probablement un fjordarm, mais Nordåsvatnet n étant relié à la …

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  • 99Fjord Land — Norway …

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  • 100fjord shoreline — noun : a shoreline of submergence characterized by the presence of many fjords …

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