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Jun 10, 2024 · A valley is an elongate depression of the Earth's surface, often drained by a river. Learn about the types, characteristics, and examples of valleys, such as the Grand Canyon and the Kāli Gandaki River valley.
- Victor R. Baker
Jun 26, 2024 · A deep valley that is formed by two tectonic plates moving apart is called a rift valley. Rift valleys are created by the process of rifting, where the Earth’s crust is stretched and thinned, leading to the formation of a depressed area with steep sides.
Jun 27, 2024 · A deep valley is commonly referred to as a canyon, gorge, or rift valley. These terms describe a long, narrow valley with steep sides. What is a synonym for valley?
Jun 16, 2024 · The name given to the deep steep-sided valleys on the sea floor of the continental slope, usually caused by volcanoes, earthquakes, or turbidity currents, is deep-sea canyons. What would a human look like at the bottom of the ocean?
- James Bautista
Jun 10, 2024 · Glaciers carved out deep valleys; rivers carried away sediment, and windblown sand polished exposed rock surfaces. This process of wearing away the land revealed the underlying structure of the craton and created a vast, low-lying region primed for future geological events.
5 days ago · The Himalayas include the highest mountains in the world, and are known for their soaring heights, steep-sided jagged peaks, valleys, and alpine glaciers, deep river gorges, and a series of elevational belts that display different ecological associations of flora, fauna, and climate.
3 days ago · It descends south across the highlands of Yunnan, through which it carves a deep valley, to a point south of Jinghong, where it briefly marks the border between Myanmar and China. The river then bends southwest; over a reach of more than 125 miles (200 km) it forms the Myanmarese-Laotian border.
