Fjord vs. Voe — What's the Difference?

In geology, a fjord or fiord (alternatively fyord) ( (listen)) is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. There are many fjords on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Ireland, Kamchatka, the Kerguelen Islands, New Zealand, Norway, Novaya Zemlya, Labrador, Nunavut, Newfoundland, Quebec, Scotland, South Georgia Island, Isla de los Estados, and Washington state.

(British) A narrow sea inlet, particularly in the Shetland Islands, similar to a fjord.

A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley.

An inlet, bay, or creek; - so called in the Orkney and Shetland Islands.

A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes, especially one shaped by glacial action.

A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.

See Fiord.

A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway