What are U-shaped Valleys?
U-shaped valleys are formed by slow flowing ice calledHow are U-shaped Valleys formed?
•They have a curved floor with steep sides. < •Floor gradient does not affect the valley's shape, it is the glacier's size that does. •Continuously flowing glaciers and large sized glaciers carve wide, deep incised valleys, resulting in U-shaped valleys.
Visualization of
a U-shaped
Valley.
Examples of U-shaped Valleys in the World