| Hire a boat in Halong City to take you as far from shore as possible, and simply meander among the islands, fjords and inlets. |
| It marks the longest day of the year and is celebrated with bonfires along the country's lakes, rivers, and fjords. |
| From a map you might think the place was swarming with fjords, but a real fjord is a deep U-shaped glacial valley that has become flooded. |
| Most deglaciated areas are ice-free all year, although glaciated fjords are at least partially covered with glacial ice most of the year. |
| The fjords around Ammassalik Island are brimming with narwhals, seals, ermine, arctic wolves and dozens of other cold-comfort creatures. |
| Moving glaciers, deep fjords, and large lakes are characteristic of South Island. |
