Ravine
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A ravine is a landform narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streamcutting erosion.[1] Ravines are typically classified as larger in scale than gullies, although smaller than valleys.[1]
Definition
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 watercourse.[2]A ravine is a deep valley which is formed due to linear/dendritic fluvial erosion of loose unconsolidated and bare soils by intricate network of rills and gullies.
Other terms for ravine include
- cleuch
- dell
- ghout (Nevis)
- gill or ghyll
- glen
- Gravina in Puglia
- kloof (South Africa)
- chine (Isle of Wight)
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Definition of "ravine" at Merriam-Webster
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External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- The dictionary definition of ravine at Wiktionary
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