List of fjords of the United States facts for kids

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.

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

List of fjords

List of United States fjords:

Image	Fjord	State	Co-ordinates	Comments
	College Fjord	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	Washington	47°48′N 122°42′W / 47.8°N 122.7°W / 47.8; -122.7 (Hood Canal)
	Icy Bay	Alaska	59°59′N 141°23′W / 59.99°N 141.39°W / 59.99; -141.39 (Icy Bay)
	Lynn Canal	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	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	Alaska	60°15′46″N 148°21′25″W / 60.2628°N 148.3569°W / 60.2628; -148.3569 (Nassau Fiord)
	Puget Sound	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	Alaska	59°51′00″N 139°30′00″W / 59.85000°N 139.50000°W / 59.85000; -139.50000 (Russell Fjord)
	Tracy Arm	Alaska	57°53′53″N 133°16′37″W / 57.898°N 133.277°W / 57.898; -133.277 (Tracy Arm)