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Avalleyisalowareabetweenhills,oftenwithariverrunning
throughit.
Ingeology,avalleyordaleisadepressionthatislongerthanitis
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tooneofthesetwomaintypesoramixtureofthem,(atleast)with
respectofthecrosssectionoftheslopesorhillsides.
CalchaquValleysinArgentina

Contents
1Valleyterminology
2Rivervalleys
3Vale
4Glacialvalleys
4.1Ushapedvalley
4.2Tunnelvalley
4.3Meltwatervalley

UshapedvalleyinGlacierNational
Park,Montana,USA

5Transitionformsandvalleyshoulders
6Hangingvalleys
7Valleyfloors
8Hollows
9Famousvalleys
10Riftvalleys
11Seealso
12References

RomsdaleninWesternNorwayisan
almostverticalvalley.

13Externallinks
13.1Extraterrestrialvalleys

Valleyterminology
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[Link],secluded,andoftenwoodedvalleyisknownasadellorinScotland
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isasmallvalley,closedatoneorbothends,inthecentralorsouthernAppalachianMountainswhich
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valleysurroundedbymountainsorridgesissometimesknownasa
[Link],narrowvalleyisknownasacwm(alsospelled
combeorcoombe).Similargeologicalstructures,suchascanyons,
ravines,gorges,gullies,andkloofs,arenotusuallyreferredtoas
[Link]:"chine".Avalleyformedbyerosioniscalledan
erosionalvalleyavalleyformedbygeologiceventssuchasdrop
faultsortheriseofhighlandsiscalledastructuralvalley.[1]

Rivervalleys

FljtsdalurinEastIceland,arather
flatvalley(inScotland,thistypeof
valleyiscalleda"strath")

Foracomprehensivelistofworldwiderivervalleyssee:
Rivervalleys(category)
Avalleyformedbyflowingwater,orrivervalley,isusuallyV
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mountainranges,[Link]
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loweststretchofariver,whereitapproachesitsbaselevel,itbegins
todepositsedimentandthevalleybottombecomesafloodplain.

TheValleyofMarvelsinBabille,
Ethiopia.

SomebroadVexamplesare:
NorthAmerica:BlackCanyonoftheGunnisonNationalPark,andothersinGrandCanyonNP
Europe:
Austria:narrowpassagesofupperInnvalley(Inntal),affluentsofEnns
Switzerland:Napfregion,ZurichOberland,Engadin
Germany:affluentstothemiddlereachesofRhineandMosel
Someofthefirsthumancomplexsocietiesoriginatedinrivervalleys,suchasthatoftheNile,Tigris
Euphrates,Indus,Ganges,Yangtze,HuangHe,Mississippi,[Link],therivers
wereusedasasourceoffreshwaterandfood(fishandgame),[Link]
proximityofwatermoderatedtemperatureextremesandprovidedasourceforirrigation,stimulatingthe
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AnotherwordforrivervalleyisRiverphenomenon.

Vale
Ingeography,avaleisawiderivervalley,usuallywithaparticularlywidefloodplainorflatvalleybottom.
InSouthernEngland,valescommonlyoccurbetweentheescarpmentslopesofpairsofchalkformations,
wherethechalkdomehasbeeneroded,exposinglessresistantunderlyingrock,usuallyclay.

Glacialvalleys
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Therearevariousformsofvalleyassociatedwithglaciationthat
maybereferredtoasglacialvalleys.

Ushapedvalley
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becomesvisibleupontherecessionoftheglacierthatformsit.
Whentheicerecedesorthaws,thevalleyremains,oftenlittered
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gradientdoesnotaffectthevalley'sshape,itistheglacier'ssizethat
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largesizedglacierscarvewide,deepincisedvalleys.
ExamplesofUshapedvalleysarefoundineverymountainous
regionthathasexperiencedglaciation,usuallyduringthe
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deeper,[Link]
theglacialerosionprocessesofglaciationandabrasion,which
resultsinlargerockymaterial(glacialtill)beingcarriedinthe
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[Link],thevalleyisleftwithvery
steepsidesandawide,[Link]
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amisfitstreambecauseitissmallerthanonewouldexpectgiventhe
sizeofitsvalley.

UshapedvalleyontheAfonFathew
nearDolgoch

YosemiteValleyfromanairplane

Otherinterestingglaciallycarvedvalleysinclude:
YosemiteValley(USA)
SidevalleysoftheAustrianriverSalzachfortheirparallel
directionsandhangingmouths.
SomeScottishglensfullwithbushesandflowers.
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Montana,USA.

Tunnelvalley

AglaciatedvalleyintheMountHood
Wildernessshowingacharacteristic
Ushape,thebottom'srocky'rubble'
accretionandthebroadshoulders

Atunnelvalleyisalarge,long,Ushapedvalleyoriginallycutundertheglacialicenearthemarginof
continentalicesheetssuchasthatnowcoveringAntarcticaandformerlycoveringportionsofallcontinents
duringpastglacialages.[1]
Atunnelvalleycanbeupto100km(62mi)long,4km(2.5mi)wide,and400m(1,300ft)deep(itsdepth
mayvaryalongitslength).

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[Link],
andtheirflatbottomsaretypicalofsubglacialglacialerosion.

Meltwatervalley
InnorthernCentralEurope,theScandinavianicesheetduringthevariousiceagesadvancedslightlyuphill
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basin,forminghuge,[Link],these
wereformedbyglacialmeltwaters.

Transitionformsandvalleyshoulders
Dependingonthetopography,therocktypesandthe
climate,alotoftransitionalformsbetweenV,Uand
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narrow,butcharacteristicisalsothetypeofvalley
[Link],thelowerits
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LookfromPariaViewtoavalleyinBryceCanyon,
exceptionarecanyonswheretheshoulderalmostis
Utah,withverystrikingshoulders
nearthetopofthevalley'[Link]
TyroleanInnvalleytheshouldersarequitelow(100
200metersabovethebottom).Manyvillagesarelocatedhere([Link])becausetheclimateis
verymild:eveninwinterwhenthevalley'sflooriscompletelyfilledwithfog,thesevillagesarein
sunshine.
InsomestresstectonicregionsoftheRockiesortheAlps([Link])thesidevalleysareparallelto
eachother,[Link]
[Link]
genesiswefindalsoatartesandglacialcirques,ateveryScottishglen,oranorthernfjord.

Hangingvalleys
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glaciererodesadeepUshapedvalleywithnearlyverticalsideswhilethetributaryglacier,withasmaller
volumeofice,[Link]
sameelevation,theshallowervalleyappearstobe'hanging'[Link],waterfallsform
atorneartheoutletoftheuppervalley.[2]
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valleysareerodedanddeepenedbyglaciersorerosionataslowerratethanthatofthemainvalleyfloor,
thusthedifferenceinthetwovalleys'[Link]
resistantrockthenhangsoverthemainvalley.[3]
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Valleyfloors
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floorcanberatherhorizontal,similartoaflatcylinder,orterraced.
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locationofthevillagesdependsontheacrossvalleyprofile,onclimateandlocaltraditions,andonthe
[Link].
Historicsitingofvillageswithinthemainstemvalleys,however,havechieflyconsideredthepotentialof
flooding.

Hollows
Ahollow(holler)[Link]
commonlyusedinNewEngland,Appalachia,Ozarks,Arkansasand
[Link],itmay
bepronouncedas"holler".Hollowsmaybeformedbyrivervalleys,
suchasMansfieldHollow,ortheymayberelativelydrycleftswith
anotchlikecharacteristicinthattheyhaveaheightoflandand
consequentwaterdivideintheirbases.

Famousvalleys
AburraValley(Colombia)
BarossaValley(Australia)
CaucaValley(Colombia)
CentralValley(California)(California,UnitedStates)
Dalen,Telemark(Telemark,Norway)

BridalVeilFallsinYosemite
NationalParkflowingfroma
hangingvalley.

DanubeValley(EasternEurope)
DeathValley(California,UnitedStates)
FraserCanyon(BritishColumbia,Canada)
FraserValley(BritishColumbia,Canada)
GlenCoe(Scotland,UnitedKingdom)
GrandCanyon(Arizona,UnitedStates)
GreatGlen(Scotland,UnitedKingdom)
Gudbrandsdalen(Oppland,Norway)
Hallingdalen(Buskerud,Norway)

WheatintheHulaValley,Israel

Hell'sGate(BritishColumbia,Canada)
Heddal(Telemark,Norway)
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HudsonValley(NewYork,UnitedStates)
HunterRegion(Australia)
HunzaValley(Pakistan)
HuttValley(NewZealand)
Ihlara,Turkey
IndusValley(Pakistan)
IronGate(Romania/Serbia)
JordanValley
KaghanValley(Pakistan)
Kathmandu(Kathmandu,Nepal)
LasVegasValley(Nevada,UnitedStates)

RiverIndusrunningthroughKohistan
valleyinPakistan

LauterbrunnenValley(Bern,Switzerland)
LittleCottonwoodCreekValley(Utah,UnitedStates)
LoireValleywithitsfamouscastles(France)
ValleyoftheMoon,SanJuanArgentina
MidtTelemark(Telemark,Norway)
MonumentValley(UnitedStates)
NantFfrancon(Wales,UnitedKingdom)
NapaValley(California,UnitedStates)
NeelumValley(Pakistan)
NileValley(Egypt/Sudan/Ethiopia/Uganda)

TheValleyofFlowersin
Uttarakhand,India

Numedalen(Buskerud,Norway)
OkanaganValley(BritishColumbia,Canada)
OttawaValley(Ontario/Quebec,Canada)
PaloDuroCanyon(Texas,UnitedStates)
PanjshirValley(Afghanistan)
UpperRhineValley,anoldgrabensystem.(France)
RhoneValleyfromtheMatterhorntoGrenobleandLyon
(France)

TheHarauValleyinWestSumatra,
Indonesia

RioGrandeValley(Texas,UnitedStates)
Romsdalen(MreOgRomsdal,Norway)
SaintLawrenceValley,themostdenselypopulatedregionofCanada.(Ontario/Quebec/NewYork)
(Canada/UnitedStates)
SanFernandoValley(California,UnitedStates)
Setesdal(Agder,Norway)
ShenandoahValley(Virginia/WestVirginia,UnitedStates)
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SiliconValley,(California,UnitedStates)
SonomaValley,(California,UnitedStates)
SouthWalesValleys(Wales,UnitedKingdom)
SwatValley(Pakistan)
Valleyofflowers(India)
ValleyoftheGods(UnitedStates)
ValleyoftheKings(Egypt)
ValleyofMexico(Mexico),alsoknownas"ElVallede
Mxico",seeMexicoCity
ValleyoftheSun(Arizona,UnitedStates)
Vestfjorddalen(Norway)
WillametteValley,(Oregon,UnitedStates)
JordanRiftValley(Israel)
sterdalen(Hedmark,Norway)

Hell'sGate,BritishColumbia

Riftvalleys
Riftvalleys,suchastheAlbertineRift,areformedbytheexpansion
oftheEarth'scrustduetotectonicactivitybeneaththeEarth's
surface.

Seealso
Canyon,Grassvalley,Streamchannel,Gully
Cliff,Glaciallandforms,Sidevalley

AviewofOros,CostaRica

Geography,Geomorphology,Geodynamics,Glaciology
Landform
Listoflandforms
Listofmountainranges
Geologicalfeaturesofthesolarsystem
ListofLunarvalleys
ListoflineaeonEuropa
ListofvallesonMars
ListoflargestriftsandvalleysintheSolarSystem

GudbrandsdaleninEasternNorway
nearGl

ListofgeologicalfeaturesonTitan,(escarpmentsand
ruptures).
Grottoheavens,Daoistreligioususage
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References
1. "EarlyHistory,SantaClaraCounty"([Link]
[Link].RetrievedJanuary16,2015."SantaClaraValleyisastructuralvalley,createdby
mountainbuilding,asopposedtoanerosionalvalley,oronewhichhasundergonethewearingawayoftheearth's
surfacebynaturalagents."
2. "GlossaryofGlacierTerminology"([Link]
28,2004.Retrieved20070524.
3. "IllustratedGlossaryofAlpineGlacialLandformsHangingValley"
([Link]
Retrieved20111003.

Externallinks
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LookupValleyin
Wiktionary,thefree
dictionary.

([Link]
UniversityofWisconsin
Glacialmorainetypes(LEOdictionary)([Link]
lp=ende&p=5qvU.&search=moraine)

WikimediaCommonshas
mediarelatedtoValleys.

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Wikisourcehasthetextof
the1920Encyclopedia
AmericanaarticleValleys.

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Ichoku_Coherance_IJRS_98.pdf)PDF,SARinterferometry(analysisofvalleyformsinFig.2and6)
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Braggio
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andterracevalleys)
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shapedvalley
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Extraterrestrialvalleys
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