A fjord is a valley whose characteristic shape was created by a glacier, so it is a valley after it was glaciated.
The shape of a valley carved by a glacier is U shaped. A valley carved by a river is V shaped.
A glacier valley typically has a U-shape, with steep sides and a flat bottom. This shape is the result of the erosion and scouring action of the glacier as it moves downhill, carving out the landscape over time.
As a glacier moves through a valley, it digs deep into the walls and floor . A once-narrow valley that had a V shape becomes wider. As a glacier moves through, the valley becomes U shape .
A stream shaped valley is usually 'V' shaped. A glacier formed valley is usually 'U' shaped.
When the glacier is moving down the side of the valley it scrapes of the rocks. The grinding changes the shape of the valley so that it is rounded.
When the glacier is moving down the side of the valley it scrapes of the rocks. The grinding changes the shape of the valley so that it is rounded.
It is a valley glacier
The glacier was huge.A v-shaped valley is a valley that was shaped by a glacier.
A moving mountain glacier can carve a U-shaped valley. As the glacier moves downhill, it erodes the sides and bottom of the valley, creating a distinctive U-shaped cross-section. The glacier's immense weight and motion combined with erosion from the ice can shape the landform over time.
As a glacier moves through a V-shaped river valley, it erodes the valley walls, transforming the V shape into a broader U shape. The immense weight and movement of the glacier scrape and pluck rock and sediment from the sides, leading to steepened and smoothened valley walls. This process also results in the widening of the valley floor, creating a more expansive glacial trough. Over time, the glacier's movement reshapes the landscape, leaving behind features such as hanging valleys and moraines.
The Tasman Glacier is a valley glacier. It is located in the Southern Alps of New Zealand and flows down the Tasman Valley. Valley glaciers form in mountainous regions and flow along valleys carved by rivers.