Fjord

Geologically, a fjord or fiord (English pronunciation: ⁱ/ˈfjɔːrd/ or ⁱ/fiˈɔːrd/) is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by glacial erosion. There are many fjords on the coasts of Alaska, British Columbia, Chile, Greenland, Iceland, the Kerguelen Islands, New Zealand, Norway, Novaya Zemlya, Labrador, Nunavut, Newfoundland, Scotland, and Washington state. Norway's coastline is estimated at 29,000 kilometres (18,000 mi) with fjords, but only 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) when fjords are excluded.