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A ravine is a landform that is narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streambank erosion. Ravines are typically classified as larger in scale than gullies, although smaller than valleys. [1] Ravines may also be called a cleuch, dell, ghout , gill or ghyll, glen, gorge, kloof (South Africa), and chine (Isle of Wight)
Sumidero Canyon, Mexico. The word canyon is Spanish in origin (cañón, [4] pronounced), with the same meaning.The word canyon is generally used in North America, while the words gorge and ravine (French in origin) are used in Europe and Oceania, though gorge and ravine are also used in some parts of North America.
In South Africa, the term "Kloofing" is used, which is derived from the Afrikaans word 'kloof', meaning 'gorge' or 'ravine'. It has been adopted by English-speaking people (mostly in southern Africa), to mean the activity described above. The word is used in a similar sense to canyoning and canyoneering.
Canyon / Gorge – Deep chasm between cliffs; Chine – Steep-sided river valley; Couloir – Steep, narrow mountain gully; Defile (geography) – Narrow pass or gorge between mountains or hills; Gully – Landform created by running water and/or mass movement eroding sharply into soil; Mountain pass – Route through a mountain range or over a ...
The gorge separates the major peaks of Dhaulagiri (8,167 m or 26,795 ft) on the west and Annapurna (8,091 m or 26,545 ft) on the east. The portion of the river directly between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna I (7 km or 4.3 mi downstream from Tukuche) is at an elevation of 2,520 m (8,270 ft), which is 5,571 m (18,278 ft) lower than Annapurna I. [4] As tectonic activity has forced the mountains higher ...
Some sections of a stream or river valleys may have vertically incised their course to such an extent that the valley they occupy is best described as a gorge, ravine, or canyon. Rapid down-cutting may result from localized uplift of the land surface or rejuvenation of the watercourse as a result for example of a reduction in the base level to ...
Canyon – Deep chasm between cliffs, includes gorge. Dale (landform) – Open valley; Coulee – Type of valley or drainage zone; Gully – Landform created by running water and/or mass movement eroding sharply into soil; Ravine – Small valley, often due to stream erosion; Valley – Low area between hills, often with a river running through it
the Canyon from l’Imbut to the Pont du Galetas. The Verdon Gorge is narrow and deep, with depths of 250 to 700 metres and widths of 6 to 100 metres at the level of the Verdon river. It is 200 to 1500 metres wide from one side of the Gorge to the other at the summits. The Gorge has been compared to the Grand Canyon in the United States. [4]