Location Taken: Bonne Bay, Newfoundland
Time Taken: July 2012
Fjord.
Fjord is such a fun word. It’s VERY Scandinavian. Admittedly, Norway is one of the fjord hot spots. Well, if you can call anything in Norway “hot”.
Fjords are formed by glaciers. They’re in the spots where the glacier meets the sea. The glacier digs out a wide U-shaped valley, including digging deep into the sand and sediment found at most coastal areas.
Fjord valleys have steep sides and deep waters. They make great fishing villages, but are tough to get to over land. There’s a bunch of small villages scattered along this fjord, and fishing is the way of life here.
Fjords do come in a few varieties, depending on the rock they’re digging through. This one has some softer rock on one side, so it wore down faster than the other. There’s another fjord in this area, Western Brook Pond, with very steep cliffs from the hard rock that glacier dug through. It’s hard and steep enough they haven’t managed to get a road in to it, despite it being a big tourist spot for Gros Morne National Park, complete with daily boat tours. Boat tours, mind you, because there really isn’t room for trails next to the cliffs.
Fjords are really pretty. I like fjords. Partly because they’re a sign that I’m in a northernly area with the cold weather I like. But mainly because they’re really pretty.
Fjord.
