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What is a hanging valley and how are they formed?? Extra points!

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A hanging valley is a valley which is cut across by a deeper valley or a cliff. Hanging valleys are created where smaller valleys meet the main (glaciated) valley

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Hanging valleys are formed as a result of the erosion effects of glaciation . The valleys are thought to have been formed by two different glacier flows that interact with each other . A glacier with the relatively small amount of material flows into the main glacier with the more glacial material.

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