Fjards By maud forsey
A fjard is an inlet formed by the marine submergence of formerly glaciated valleys and depressions within a rocky glaciated terrain of low relief.
Fjards are characterised by a profile that is shorter, shallower, and broader than the profile of a fjord.
Fjards are usually formed along low lying coasts, by the submerge nice of a glacial valley and more irregularly shaped than fjords. They are similar to fjords in that they can be deep and may have thresholds at their mouths. Fjard a are usually connected by lots of small channels, but are not typically river fed estuaries.
Fjards are common along the gulf of Finland and were formed by the post-glacial drowning, of the low lying, glaciated terrain of the Fenno Scandian shield.
Submergent coastlines form as a result of sea level rise, or the expansion of the ocean which is called a ecstatic change. As a result of this, many other features form as well as fjards, such as fjords and rias.
