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...

'Willy' is free in the fjords Splashing around Norway, movie-star whale still likes human touch Associated Press Tuesday, September 3, 2002 Oslo, Norway -- Keiko, the killer whale who became famous as the star of "Free Willy" movies, has turned...

THE captain and the navigating officer of a Royal Navy frigate which ran on to rocks in a Norwegian fjord pleaded guilty to negligence at a court martial today. The 170million warship, HMS Grafton, was off its intended route when it ran aground....

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...