A small skiff slips into a narrow blue arm of the sea. The water presses against sheer rock walls on both sides. Silence fills the space. What carved such dramatic cliffs? The answer lies in ice—slow, relentless glaciers that gouged deep valleys and then retreated. This opening scene captures the feel of a fjord: a long, narrow inlet where sea and rock meet in stark contrast.A fjord is a long, nar...More