#glacialerosionlandforms — Public Fediverse posts
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Fjord (Glaciology 🗻)
In physical geography, a fjord is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounding landmasses of the northern and southern hemispheres. Norway's coastline is estimated to be 29,000 km long with its nearly 1,200 fjords, but only 2,500 km long excluding...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord
#Fjord #Fjords #Glaciology #BodiesOfWater #PagesWithNorwegianIpa #GlacialErosionLandforms
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Fjord (Glaciology 🗻)
In physical geography, a fjord is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounding landmasses of the northern and southern hemispheres. Norway's coastline is estimated to be 29,000 km long with its nearly 1,200 fjords, but only 2,500 km long excluding...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord
#Fjord #Fjords #Glaciology #BodiesOfWater #PagesWithNorwegianIpa #GlacialErosionLandforms
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U-shaped valley (Glaciology 🗻)
U-shaped valleys, also called trough valleys or glacial troughs, are formed by the process of glaciation. They are characteristic of mountain glaciation in particular. They have a characteristic U shape in cross-section, with steep, straight sides and a flat or rounded bottom. Glaciated valleys are formed when a glacier travels across and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-shaped_valley
#UShapedValley #Valleys #Glaciology #Geomorphology #GlacialErosionLandforms
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U-shaped valley (Glaciology 🗻)
U-shaped valleys, also called trough valleys or glacial troughs, are formed by the process of glaciation. They are characteristic of mountain glaciation in particular. They have a characteristic U shape in cross-section, with steep, straight sides and a flat or rounded bottom. Glaciated valleys are formed when a glacier travels across and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-shaped_valley
#UShapedValley #Valleys #Glaciology #Geomorphology #GlacialErosionLandforms