In National 5 Geography, study the formation of glaciated upland landscape features, such as U-shaped valleys and truncated spurs, and the processes that create them.

During the Ice Age, U-shaped valleys were formed in river valleys that were eroded by large large glaciers. A U-shaped valley has steep sides and a wide flat floor, like Lairig Gartain in Glen Coe.

This U-shaped valley is carved into hard bedrock and represents an intact fjord morphology, carved 300 million years ago, and subsequently filled up with sediment and later exhumated.

Located in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, Lauterbrunnen is a picturesque alpine village nestled in a stunning U-shaped valley, surrounded by towering cliffs and snow-capped peaks. Known for ...

Phobjikha Valley, Phobjikha is a U-shaped valley, which is surrounded by the irregular formation of mountains carved by the glacial action. It is also known as the Gangteng Valley, named after the ...

Yosemite National Park lies in the heart of California. With its 'hanging' valleys, many waterfalls, cirque lakes, polished domes, moraines and U-shaped valleys, it provides an excellent overview of ...

The North Crestone Creek drainage area is an example of the U-shaped valley typical of glacial erosion, as opposed to the V-shaped valleys made by rivers. CSU researchers modeled the extent of ...