A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land
The valley of Halikko River in Halikko, Finland
Valley of Palakaria River springing from Vitosha Mountain, seen in the background, in Bulgaria
U-shaped valley on the Afon Fathew near Dolgoch, Wales
A glaciated valley in the Mount Hood Wilderness showing a characteristic U-shape, the bottom's rocky 'rubble' accretion and the broad shoulders
A ravine is a landform that is narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streambank erosion. Ravines are typically classified as larger in scale than gullies, although smaller than valleys. A
Valley
…of a stream or river valleys may have vertically incised their course to such an extent that the valley they occupy is best described as a gorge, ravine, or canyon. Rapid down-cutting may result from localized uplift of the land surface or rejuvenation of the watercourse as a result for example of a…
Homole Ravine, Pieniny, Poland
Shinturgen pine forest photographed from above. Enbekshikazakh District, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan.
A landslide at Küsnachter Tobel, Switzerland