- published: 12 Sep 2012
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Geologically, a fjord (/ˈfjɔərd/ or i/ˈfiːɔərd/; also spelt fiord) is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity. The word comes to English from Norwegian, but related words are used in several Scandinavian languages - in many cases to refer to any long narrow body of water, rather than the more specific meaning it has in English.
A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. Glacial melting is accompanied by rebound of Earth's crust as the ice load and eroded sediment is removed (also called isostasy or glacial rebound). In some cases this rebound is faster than sea level rise. Most fjords are deeper than the adjacent sea; Sognefjord, Norway, reaches as much as 1,300 m (4,265 ft) below sea level. Fjords generally have a sill or rise at their mouth caused by the previous glacier's terminal moraine, in many cases causing extreme currents and large saltwater rapids (see skookumchuck). Saltstraumen in Norway is often described as the world's strongest tidal current. These characteristics distinguish fjords from rias (e.g. the Bay of Kotor), which are drowned valleys flooded by the rising sea.
I really need a friend
Here I am again
Bringing you my mistakes
Make me something new
Look inside my heart
Its tearing me apart
No way I can make it up to you
If I fall down
I feel a hand behind me pull me up
If I turn around
And see you there agaian
When my world is crumblin'
When my feet are stumblin'
The very thought is humblin'
You love me like you do
How Can I be worth it?
I'm so far from perfect
I know I don't deserve this
But you love me like you do
Hard for me to know
Why you love me so
Tell me when I act like this
Why you stick around
I'm in need of you
One thing Lord is true
I really never meant to let you down
If I run away
And Hear your tender voice call my name
If I turn around and see you
Smile agaian
When my world is crumblin'
When my feet are stumblin'
The very thought is humblin'
You love me like you do
How Can I be worth it?
I'm so far from perfect
I know I don't deserve this