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.

The Hudson River fjord in New York is recognized as the only true Fjord in the eastern coast of the United States[1][2]

Somes Sound, a fjard located within Acadia National Park, is often mistaken for being another fjord located along the eastern coast of the United States.[3][4]

List of fjords

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List of United States fjords:
Image Fjord State Co-ordinates Comments
College Fjord[5] Alaska 61°08′00″N 147°52′00″W / 61.13333°N 147.86667°W / 61.13333; -147.86667 (College Fjord) The image provided is infrared enhanced.
Hood Canal[6] Washington 47°48′N 122°42′W / 47.8°N 122.7°W / 47.8; -122.7 (Hood Canal)
Hudson River[1] New York 41°17′17″N 73°57′22″W / 41.288°N 73.956°W / 41.288; -73.956 (Hudson River Fjord) The Hudson River Fjord is recognized as the only true Fjord in the Eastern United States [1][2]
Icy Bay[7] Alaska 59°59′N 141°23′W / 59.99°N 141.39°W / 59.99; -141.39 (Icy Bay)
Lynn Canal[8] Alaska 58°37′01″N 135°04′30″W / 58.617°N 135.075°W / 58.617; -135.075 (Lynn Canal) Lynn Canal is the deepest fjord in North America (excluding Greenland).
Misty Fjords[9] Alaska 55°37′18″N 130°36′26″W / 55.62167°N 130.60722°W / 55.62167; -130.60722 (Misty Fjords National Monument)
Nassau Fjord[10] Alaska 60°15′46″N 148°21′25″W / 60.2628°N 148.3569°W / 60.2628; -148.3569 (Nassau Fiord)
Puget Sound[11] Washington 47°36′N 122°27′W / 47.6°N 122.45°W / 47.6; -122.45 (Puget Sound) Puget Sound is a fjord system of many flooded glacial valleys and is the southernmost complex of fjords in North America.
Russell Fjord[5] Alaska 59°51′00″N 139°30′00″W / 59.85000°N 139.50000°W / 59.85000; -139.50000 (Russell Fjord)
Tracy Arm[12] Alaska 57°53′53″N 133°16′37″W / 57.898°N 133.277°W / 57.898; -133.277 (Tracy Arm)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "21. The Hudson as Fjord". New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Hudson River Sloop Clearwater - Education Stations and Topics". Archived from the original on July 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island". Maine Geological Survey. November 1998. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  4. ^ "The Story of Glaciers" (PDF), EarthCache Program, National Park Service, retrieved 2010-07-25
  5. ^ a b Breen, Terry (2005). Cruiser Friendly Onboard Guide to Alaska's Inside Passage. ISBN 0-9787661-0-5.
  6. ^ "Welcome to the Hood Canal Dissolved Oxygen Program". Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  7. ^ "Icy Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  8. ^ "Lynn Canal". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  9. ^ "Misty Fjords National Monument". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  10. ^ "Nassau Fiord". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  11. ^ "Puget Sound". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  12. ^ "Tracy Arm". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
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