- Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel
glacial fjord (BGU)
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- Marine geomorphology - Part 2 Geomorphology
| Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel | glacial fjord (BGU) |
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| Definitionskos:definition | A U-shaped glacial trough whose floor is occupied by the sea. Typically, fjords are steep-sided, overdeepened rock basins with shallow thresholds at the coast. Their form is characteristic of erosion by ice streams, outlet glaciers or valley glaciers which exploited either pre-existing river valleys or underlying weaknesses in the bedrock (Excerpt from Bell et al. 2016, adapted from Bell et al. 1997. In: Dowdeswell et al., 2016). |
| Broaderbroader |
Glacial Setting
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| See AlsoseeAlso | Marine geomorphology - Part 2 Geomorphology |
| Is Defined ByisDefinedBy | Marine geomorphology - Part 2 Geomorphology |
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