Fjords (sometimes spelled fiords) are drowned glacier valleys. The depth of a fjord may exceed 1 mi (1.6 km) while the length sometimes exceeds 60 mi (97 km). Geologic evidence indicates that some fjords form when a glacier cuts a deep, U-shaped valley...

Formed by glaciers and having a U-shaped cross-section, fjords often have a shallow depth (sill) at the mouth due to terminal glacial deposits. Basins inside the sill are usually quite...

A fjord or fiord (pronounced /fjɔːd/) is a long, narrow estuary with steep sides, created in a glacially carved valley that is filled by rising sea water levels. The seeds of a fjord are laid when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley through abrasion of...

A wave of small earthquakes that has caused alarm in southern Chile may be related to the birth of an undersea volcano, officials said Tuesday.More than 1,700 tremors have been recorded recently in the rugged, sparsely populated area dotted with volcanos and cut with fjords....

An earthquake in remote southern Chile shook free a landslide of rocks, sending them smashing into a narrow fjord and causing massive 25-foot waves that swept away 10 beachgoers. Three bodies were recovered Sunday.Rescuers were searching the cold Pacific waters for the other missing people...

On the skipper's command, deckhands haul in tarred ropes to lower the flax sail. Oars splash into the water. The crew, grimacing with strain, pull with steady strokes sending the sleek Viking longship gliding through the fjord.A thousands years ago, the curved-prow warship might have...

On the skipper's command, deckhands haul in tarred ropes to lower the flax sail. Oars splash into the water. The crew, grimacing with strain, pull with steady strokes sending the sleek Viking longship gliding through the fjord. A thousands years ago, the curved-prow warship might...