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Side valley – Valley with a tributary to a larger river; Summit – Point on a surface with a higher elevation than all immediately adjacent points; Trim line – Clear line on the side of a valley marking the most recent highest extent of the glacier; Truncated spur – Ridge that descends towards a valley floor or coastline that is cut short
Rivendell – Fictional valley of Elves in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth — Tolkien's fictional Elvish locale. "The Farmer in the Dell" – an American folk song brought to United States by German immigrants. "This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison" - A poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, makes reference to a dell in lines 5-10.
List of largest rifts, canyons and valleys in the Solar System; U. List of canyons and gorges in Utah; List of valleys of Utah This page was last edited on 11 ...
A glen is a river valley which is steeper and narrower than a strath. [14] A corrie is a basin-shaped hollow in a mountain. [15] Each of these terms also occurs in parts of the world formerly colonized by Britain. Corrie is used more widely by geographers as a synonym for (glacial) cirque, as is the word cwm borrowed from Welsh. [16]
Hollow, a low, wooded area, such as a copse Hollow (landform) , a small vee-shaped, riverine type of valley Tree hollow , a void in a branch or trunk, which may provide habitat for animals
According to Merriam-Webster, a ravine is "a small, narrow, steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water". [1] Some societies and languages do not differentiate between a gully and ravine; in others, there is a distinction, particularly when concerning environmental management.
The list given requires revising. Vale: A valley through which a river runs. Revise: A broad river valley. Dell: A small, secluded and often wooded valley. Glen: A long valley bounded by gently sloped concave sides. Revise: Originally a large valley in Scotland, often used as a term for any valley. Strath: A wide, flat valley through which a ...
An open woodland in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. A woodland (/ ˈ w ʊ d l ə n d / ⓘ) is, in the broad sense, land covered with woody plants (trees and shrubs), [1] [2] or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the plurale tantum woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see differences between British, American and ...