fjord: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	fiord

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fjord, western Norway

Milford Sound, New Zealand, the northernmost fjord in Fiordland National Park.

Diagram showing four main types of estuaries: salt wedge, partially mixed, vertically homogeneous, and fjord. Each panel illustrates river and seawater mixing patterns, with arrows indicating the direction of saltwater and freshwater flow.

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