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What is the difference between a valley and a canyon?​

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A valley is a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it. A canyon is a deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it.

The main difference is that a valley is a low area of land and a canyon has a very deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales.

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A canyon is very deep, and jagged, while a valley is normally round, and smooth, and is just hills and mountains surrounding it.

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