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Ravine. A ravine is a landform that is narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streambank erosion. Ravines are typically classified as larger in scale than gullies, although smaller than valleys. [1] Ravines may also be called a cleuch, dell, ghout (Nevis), gill or ghyll, glen, gorge, kloof (South Africa), and chine (Isle of Wight)
Coulee, or coulée (/ ˈkuːleɪ / or / ˈkuːliː /) [1] is a term applied rather loosely to different landforms, all of which refer to a kind of valley or drainage zone. The word coulee comes from the Canadian French coulée, from French couler 'to flow'. The term is often used interchangeably in the Great Plains for any number of water ...
Canyon. The Grand Canyon, Arizona, at the confluence of the Colorado River and Little Colorado River. A canyon (from Spanish: cañón; archaic British English spelling: cañon), [1] gorge or chasm, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. [2]
Sound – A long, relatively wide body of water, connecting two larger bodies of water. Spit – Coastal bar or beach landform deposited by longshore drift. Strait – Naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water. Strandflat – Type of landform found in high-latitude areas.
Clough is a word in common use in northern England for a narrow valley with steep sides. [18] Gill is used to describe a ravine containing a mountain stream in Cumbria and the Pennines. [19] The term combe (also encountered as coombe) is widespread in southern England and describes a short valley set into a hillside. [20]
A gulch is a deep V-shaped valley formed by erosion. It may contain a small stream or dry creek bed and is usually larger in size than a gully. [1] Sudden intense rainfall upstream may produce flash floods in the bed of the gulch. Witches Gulch found in the Dells of the Wisconsin River. In eastern Canada, gulch refers to: [2]
Dell (landform) In physical geography, a dell is a grassy hollow —or dried stream bed—often partially covered in trees. [1][2] In literature, dells have pastoral connotations, frequently imagined as secluded and pleasant safe havens. The word "dell" comes from the Old English word dell, which is related to the Old English word dæl, modern ...
Gill (ravine) A gill or ghyll is a ravine or narrow valley in the North of England and parts of Scotland. The word originates from the Old Norse gil. [1] Examples include Dufton Ghyll Wood, Dungeon Ghyll, Troller's Gill and Trow Ghyll. As a related usage, Gaping Gill is the name of a cave, not the associated stream, and Cowgill, Masongill and ...