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Calanque – Narrow inlet on the Mediterranean coast; Cliff – Tall, near vertical rock face; Coast – Area where land meets the sea or ocean; Continental shelf – Coastal and oceanic landform; Coral reef – Outcrop of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of stony coral skeletons; Cove – Small sheltered bay or coastal inlet
Narrows Inlet [1] formerly Narrows Arm [2] is a fjord branching east from Sechelt Inlet in British Columbia, Canada. [3] Its companion, Salmon Inlet, another side-inlet of Sechelt Inlet, lies roughly 10 km (6.2 mi) south. [4] About halfway up the inlet lies the Tzoonie Narrows site of Sechelt Inlets Marine Provincial Park.
These are long narrow inlets with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity. In the 21st century, however, the preferred usage of ria by geologists and geomorphologists is to refer solely to drowned unglaciated river valleys. It therefore excludes fjords by definition, since fjords are products of glaciation. [2] [3] [4]
The long narrow fjords of Denmark's Baltic Sea coast like the German Förden were dug by ice moving from the sea upon land, while fjords in the geological sense were dug by ice moving from the mountains down to the sea. However, some definitions of a fjord is: "A long narrow inlet consisting of only one inlet created by glacial activity".
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2. A small, narrow, sheltered bay, inlet, tidal creek, or recess in an estuary, often within a larger embayment. 3. A small, often approximately circular, wave-cut indentation or recess in a cliff on a large body of water, especially one with a relatively narrow or secluded entrance. 4.
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A part of the fjord network Seymour-Belize Inlet Complex (SBIC), located on the north coast of British Columbia. Belize Inlet, which is 50 km (31 mi) in length has its own side inlets, narrow waterways named Wentworth Sound and Alison Sound. Bentham Fiord [55] NU