Sound (geography)
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In geography, a sound is a smaller body of water usually connected to a sea or an ocean. A sound may be an inlet that is deeper than a bight and wider than a fjord; or a narrow sea channel or an ocean channel between two land masses, such as a strait; or also a lagoon between a barrier island and the mainland.
The Aldersund in Helgeland, Norway separates the island of Aldra (left side) from the continent
View over the Øresund (English: The Sound), from Helsingborg, Sweden
Long Island Sound in the New York metropolitan area, seen from space at night
Puget Sound, as seen from the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington
Fjord
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In physical geography, a fjord or fiord is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounded landmasses of the northern and southern hemispheres. Norway's coastline is estimated to be 29,000 km (18,000 mi) long with its nearly 1,200 fjords, but only 2,500 km (1,600 mi) long excluding the fjords.
Geirangerfjord, Norway
A glacier in eastern Greenland flowing through a fjord carved by the movement of ice
Sørfjorden (Hardanger) with Sandvinvatnet and Odda Valley can be clearly seen as continuation of the fjord. Odda sits on the isthmus. Folgefonna on the right hand.
Muldalsfossen waterfall drops several hundred meters from the Muldalen hanging valley to Tafjorden.