A fjord is a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea located between steep cliffs or hills. Fjords are formed when glaciers carve out deep valleys in coastal regions, and then melt leaving the valleys filled with water.

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What Is a Fjord

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What is a fjord?

A) a flooded valley originally carved out by glaciers
B) an intermontaine plateau formed by the erosion of two neighboring mountains into a shared valley
C) a fan-shaped deposit of sediments dropped by a river or stream flowing out of a mountain range
D) hilly topographic features that mark the path of glaciers; they are composed of eroded material carried by glaciers and ice sheets
E) a fine, wind-deposited sediment that makes fertile soil, but is vulnerable to water erosion

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