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Valleys (landforms)

Scope note

Land depressions having a more flattish landscape, with less precipitous slopes, than canyons or gorges.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30008761

Narrower Terms used

hollows
glens

Term used for

vales

Equivalent Terms used

valley (landform)

Created

13yrs ago

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