Great Sand Dune National Park
Akram Jan Jaffar
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Reserves is located in South Colorado, USA. The nearest city to the park is Alamosa, which is at a distance of about 30 miles.…
2026
Erosion by stream action
The term stream includes the channelized flow of any size, from the smallest brook to a very large river like the Amazon. Although the terms “river” and “steam” are used…
Features of Stream Erosion| Erosional Lanform
Stream Erosion/Water Erosion refers to the process by which flowing water (rivers or streams) wears away the Earth’s surface, thus transporting away the sediments and shaping the landscape. Some prominent…
What is depositional landform
There are two types of landforms; (i) erosional landforms, and (ii) depositional landforms. Landforms resulting from erosional activities of different erosional agents, like water, glaciers, and wind are known as…
Stonehenge Rocks Whales
Stonehenge rocks wales Stonehenge is actually located in Wiltshire, England, not Wales. These rocks are associated with Wales because they are taken from Wales. It is a prehistoric monument consisting…
Base Level and Braided Streams
Longitudinal Profile The plot of the relative elevation of a stream bed from headwaters to mouth is called its “longitudinal profile”. In other words, the longitudinal profiles are plots of…
Natural Drainage System
A natural drainage system refers to the network of flowing water. We can find flowing water in the form of rivers, streams, lakes, wetlands, and groundwater. This network of natural…
Definition and scope of Geomorphology
What is Geomorphology? Geomorphology is a branch of Geography, which is similar to the subject of Geology. It deals with the study, origins, development and classification of the landforms. It…
Evolution of Geomorphological Thoughts
The present status of geomorphology is the result of the gradual, but successive evolution of geomorphological thoughts postulated in different periods by innumerable philosophers, experts and geoscientists in the subject…
Introduction to Glaciers, and their types
A glacier is a thick mass of ice, which moves over the ground under the influence of gravity. It originates on land from compaction and recrystallization of snow. Glaciers form…