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Brief and Straightforward Guide: What is a Fjord? ... A fjord is a geologic feature caused by glaciation, with distinctive examples of fjords being found in Norway, Greenland, Chile, parts of Alaska and Canada, the Arctic, and New Zealand.
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www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-fjord.htm
www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-fjord.htm
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Uncategorized question: What caused the formation of the fjords? its something ... Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Miscellaneous > Uncategorized > What caused the formation of the fjords?
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How do fjords form? What caused fjords? Why are fjords made? Formation of Fjords? What created fjords? How does fjords form? How are fjord formed? When was fjords built? Who are fjords formed? How is an FJORD formed?
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wiki.answers.com/Q/How_are_fjords_formed
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The fjords are an extremely interesting topographical feature. While they don't have a great effect on the general climate of Scandinavia, they are the main influence on the local climate of the valleys in which they are located.
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www.viking.no/e/travels/weather/e-fjords.htm
www.viking.no/e/travels/weather/e-fjords.htm
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During the Ice Ages the ice sheet, and the melt afterwards, carved immense valleys into the rocky landscape of Norway. ... Spitzbergen ? its mere presence in the Norwegian fjords caused such concern that once the Admiralty took the controversial decision to disperse a convoy ...
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www.squidoo.com/norway_fjords
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What were once alpine valleys filled with glacier ice are now deepwater mountain-flanked fjords. The force that caused this land to submerge are still present. In 1964, the Alaskan Good Friday earthquake dropped the shoreline another 6 feet in just one day.
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www.kenai.fjords.national-park.com/info.htm
www.kenai.fjords.national-park.com/info.htm
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In 1984 an outbreak of cryptosporidioses caused a reported 2,000 cases of illness in San Antonio, TX. 1986: an outbreak of cryptosporidioses caused a reported 56cases of illness in Albuquerque. In 1987,an outbreak of cryptosporidioses caused a reported 13,000cases of illness in Carrolton, GA.
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www.ptialaska.net/~markodap/outbreak.htm
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Fjords, Fjord, Norway. Visit the Norwegian Fjords. ... Fjords are found in locations where current or past glaciation extended below current sea level. A fjord is formed when a glacier retreats, after carving its typical U-shaped valley, and the sea fills the resulting valley floor.
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www.fjords.com/sognefjord.htm
www.fjords.com/sognefjord.htm
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Being a mountainous country, with long steep fjords and valley sides, Norway is particularly susceptible to large rock avalanches. In the last 100 years, over 170 people have been killed by tsunamis in fjords caused by large rock avalanches.
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