Fiords are long, narrow steep – sided inlets of the sea. They were made by glaciers Which depended the Valleys along which they flowed. After the glaciers disappeared,Their U shaped valleys were flooded by the sea to form fiords.
Fiords are found on mountainous coasts which have been eroded by glaciers. The fiords
Of Norway are famous and are among the longest in the world. Sogne Fird is 183 kilometres long , and its average width is 4.75 kilometres. It is 1245 metres deep. Fiords are also found along the coasts of Inceland, Greenland and New Zealand.
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