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fjords  

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  • Fjords are one of the more prominent and spectacular landforms found on Earth, formed in areas that have been exposed to extensive glaciations. Fjords are glacially carved valleys, commonly termed U-shaped valleys or glacial troughs, that have been flooded by the sea during and after the glaciers that formed them retreated. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Fjords]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GW1N7JW2-7

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