It's a steep-sided inlet. They're award winning you know. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord

I cannot describe how disappointed I was that the awards were not mentioned in the wikipedia article :(

Lovely crinkly edges.

So "steep-sided inlet" as in "mountian going into a lake".

more likely going straight into the sea

A coastal mountain type originally designed by Slartibartfast. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slartibartfast

Something that Parrots pine for..

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pining%20for%...

A classical fjord is a U shaped valley carved out by a glacier. Quite different from a valley carved by a river.