Wind gap
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A wind gap is a gap through which a waterway once flowed that is now dry as a result of stream capture. A water gap is a similar feature, but one in which a waterway still flows. Water gaps and wind g
Wind gap opened by an ancient stream on a Karstic terrain in the Ciudad Encantada (Cuenca province) in Spain
Glacially-carved wind gap in Karu Valley, Ladakh, NW Indian Himalaya
Cumberland Gap
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The Cumberland Gap is a pass in the eastern United States through the long ridge of the Cumberland Mountains, within the Appalachian Mountains and near the tripoint of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennesse
Wind gap
…Norfolk and Western Railway, a precursor of today's Norfolk Southern Railway system. Another wind gap with substantial importance in U.S. history is the Cumberland Gap near the junction of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee…
The Cumberland Gap viewed from the town of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, in 2025
The gap viewed from Pinnacles Overlook in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in 2025
The saddle of Cumberland Gap along the Wilderness Road
Union soldiers passing through Cumberland Gap, 1863