How Can a Glacier Build a Fjord?

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A fjord is a long, narrow and generally very deep sea entrance, surrounded by steep slopes or mountains. Although today it is covered by water, its history began on land and under an enormous amount of ice. The key to understanding this landscape lies in glaciers. During the glacial times, large masses of ice slowly advanced through mountain valleys. Its enormous weight and the rocks they transported eroded the terrain for thousands of years, de…