Who among the following argued that Fjords are tectonic in origin?

Q. Who among the following argued that Fjords are tectonic in origin?
Answer: John Walter Gregory
Notes: Fjord is a steep sided long and narrow inlet created by the glacier. It is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by the process of abrasion of the surrounding rock.
John Walter Gregory argued that Fjords are formed due to tectonic forces and not by glaciers.

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