List of fjords of the United States

The fjords of the United States are mostly found along the glacial regions of the coasts of Alaska and Washington. These fjords — long narrow inlets in valleys carved by glacial activity — can have two or more basins separated by sills.

Most of the fjords in Washington originate off Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, while fjords in Alaska originate from numerous, more varied locations.

Somes Sound, a fjard located within Acadia National Park, is often mistaken for being the only fjord located along the eastern coast of the United States.[1][2]

List of fjords
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List of United States fjords:
Image Fjord State Co-ordinates Comments
College Fjord[3] Alaska 61°08′00″N 147°52′00″W The image provided is infrared enhanced.
Hood Canal[4] Washington 47°48′N 122°42′W
Icy Bay[5] Alaska 59°59′N 141°23′W
Lynn Canal[6] Alaska 58°37′01″N 135°04′30″W Lynn Canal is the deepest fjord in North America (excluding Greenland).
Misty Fjords[7] Alaska 55°37′18″N 130°36′26″W
Nassau Fjord[8] Alaska 60°15′46″N 148°21′25″W
Puget Sound[9] Washington 47°36′N 122°27′W Puget Sound is a fjord system of many flooded glacial valleys and is the southernmost complex of fjords in North America.
Russell Fjord[3] Alaska 59°51′00″N 139°30′00″W
Tracy Arm[10] Alaska 57°53′53″N 133°16′37″W

See Also

References
  1. "Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island". Maine Geological Survey. November 1998. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  2. "The Story of Glaciers" (PDF), EarthCache Program, National Park Service, retrieved 2010-07-25
  3. Breen, Terry (2005). Cruiser Friendly Onboard Guide to Alaska's Inside Passage. ISBN 0-9787661-0-5.
  4. "Welcome to the Hood Canal Dissolved Oxygen Program". Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  5. "Icy Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  6. "Lynn Canal". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  7. "Misty Fjords National Monument". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  8. "Nassau Fiord". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  9. "Puget Sound". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  10. "Tracy Arm". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
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