Wednesday, March 9, 2011

U-shaped valley


A U-shaped valley is the shape left after a valley has been overdeepened by a glacier. The original V-shaped valley, which would have been made by a river, is widened and deepened after the ice has eroded the sides and bottom of the valley.

2 comments:

  1. Where is it located in the world? It actually looks really cool and I can't believe it is made by just glaciers.

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