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    What is the difference between a canyon, a gorge and a valley?

    Question #53010. Asked by ranan. (Dec 10 04 12:31 AM)


    robboy

    		Canyon and gorge are somewhat interchangeable, depending on regional semantics, and describe a condition of land scoured or carved out by rivers (or wind), creating deep gouges in the earth of varying depths. A valley is usually a discernable low spot in the land, probably created by tectonic action or glacier movement.

    Dec 10 04, 9:11 AM

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