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.

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	The image provided is infrared enhanced.
	Hood Canal[6]	Washington	47°48′N 122°42′W
	Hudson River[1]	New York	41°17′17″N 73°57′22″W	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
	Lynn Canal[8]	Alaska	58°37′01″N 135°04′30″W	Lynn Canal is the deepest fjord in North America (excluding Greenland).
	Misty Fjords[9]	Alaska	55°37′18″N 130°36′26″W
	Nassau Fjord[10]	Alaska	60°15′46″N 148°21′25″W
	Puget Sound[11]	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[5]	Alaska	59°51′00″N 139°30′00″W
	Tracy Arm[12]	Alaska	57°53′53″N 133°16′37″W

See also

• List of fjords in Canada

References

1. "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. "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. 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.