Multiple choice

A mountainous coast having presence of large number of narrow, steep-sided, elongated and inundated coastal valley is called

  1. Ria coast

  2. Fiord coast

  3. Haff coast

  4. Dalmation coast

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B Correct answer
Explanation

A fjord is a deep, narrow, and elongated sea inlet with steep sides, created by a glacier carving a U-shaped valley that was subsequently flooded by the sea. Ria coasts differ because they are formed by the submergence of river-cut valleys rather than glaciated ones.