Ravine
A ravine is a
)A ravine is generally a
fluvial slope landform of relatively steep (cross-sectional) sides, on the order of twenty to seventy percent in gradient. Ravines may or may not have active streams flowing along the downslope channel which originally formed them; moreover, often they are characterized by intermittent streams, since their geographic scale may not be sufficiently large to support a perennial stream.[2]
Notable ravines
- Babi Yar, Ukraine
- Bam Bam Amphitheaters, Gabon
- Barranco de Badajoz, Spain
- Barranco del Infierno, Spain
- Gravina Ravine, Italy
- Moola Chotok, Pakistan
- Ravenna Park, United States
- Rauðfeldsgjá, Iceland
- Stuðlagil, Iceland
- Taishaku Valley, Japan
- Toronto ravine system, Canada
References
- ^ a b Definition of "ravine" at Merriam-Webster
- ISBN 978-0-12-200400-1. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
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