page_title: Valley
section_title: Notable examples
hierarchical_section_title: Valley / Notable examples
caption_attribution_description: English: Harau valley at Payakumbuh, West Sumatra
context_page_description: A valley is a low area between hills or mountains typically with a river running through it. In geology, a valley or dale is a depression that is longer than it is wide. The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys. Most valleys belong to one of these two main types or a mixture of them, at least with respect to the cross section of the slopes or hillsides.
caption: The Harau Valley in West Sumatra, Indonesia
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