Transverse valley
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transverse-valley-268-1056538
title:
Transverse valley
text:
A transverse valley is a valley which cuts at right angles across a ridge or, in mountainous terrain a valley that generally runs at right angles to the line of the main mountain chain or crest. Its geomorphological counterpart is the longitudinal valley. During the course of a long valley, both forms may alternate. Geologically transverse valleys frequently form a water gap where, during the course of earth history, the erosion of a river or large stream cuts a path through a mountain or hill r
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description:
Low-lying area deeply interrupting a mountain chain
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transverse_valley
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date modified:
2021-08-16T21:49:54Z
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