2022

TR2639 : Dry valley

taken 2 years ago, near to West Hougham, Kent, England

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Dry valley
Dry valley
Dry valleys are relict landforms left over from the ice age. During the ice age, ice plugged all the pore spaces in the chalk rendering it impermeable. During the summer months meltwater would carve a valley and create the feature. After the ice age the chalk became permeable and porous and all surface water was lost leaving an obvious water carved valley, but now dry.
They are common on the dip slopes of Chalk escarpments.

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TR2639, 32 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 17 January, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 4 June, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 2647 3954 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:6.6232N 1:14.0423E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 2654 3943
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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