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There have been many definitions proposed to describe an estuary. The most widely accepted definition is: "a semi-enclosed coastal body of water, which has a free connection with the open sea, and within which seawater is measurably diluted with freshwater derived from land drainage". [1] However, this definition excludes a number of coastal ...
Estuary: a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea: Firth: Various coastal waters, such as large sea bays, estuaries, inlets, and straits. Scottish Fjord (fiord) a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes. [27] Scandinavian Gill or Ghyll
In the Danish language some inlets are called a fjord, but are, according to the English language definition, technically not a fjord, such as Roskilde Fjord. Limfjord in English terminology is a sound, since it separates the North Jutlandic Island (Vendsyssel-Thy) from the rest of Jutland. However, the Limfjord once was a fjord until the sea ...
Around the inner end of the fjord, three of Norway's famous stave churches have survived: Kaupanger and Urnes (along the shoreline) and Borgund (30 km or 20 mi into the Lærdal valley). [18] The Sognefjord Span (power lines) crosses the fjord with a span of 4,597 metres (15,082 ft). This is the second largest span of power lines in the world.
A fjord is an elongated bay formed by glacial action. [4] The term embayment is also used for related features , such as extinct bays or freshwater environments. A bay can be the estuary of a river, such as the Chesapeake Bay , an estuary of the Susquehanna River . [ 2 ]
The fjard of Somes Sound, Maine, USA.. A fjard (Swedish: fjärd, IPA:) is a large open space of water between groups of islands or mainland in archipelagos.Fjards can be found along sea coasts, in freshwater lakes or in rivers.
The locality of Hagensborg in the Bella Coola Valley in the Dean Channel fjord was settled by Norwegian immigrants in 1894 as it reminded them of home. [16] The total length of the fjord from the head of Dean Channel to the mouth of Fitz Hugh Sound [17] is about 170 km (110 mi) rivalling Hardangerfjord in Norway for length. The Hardangerfjord ...
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. [ 8 ] The residence time of water in an estuary is dependent on the circulation within the estuary that is driven by density differences due to changes in salinity and temperature.