Monday, January 11, 2010

Where are Fiords Found ?

Fiords are long, narrow steep-sided inlets of the sea. They were made by glaciers which deepened 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.Songe Fiord is 183 kilometers long, and its waverage width is 4.75 kilometers. It is 1245 meters deep. Fiords are also found along the coasts of Iceland, Greenland and new Zealand.