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This begs the question, "Have you seen the Grand Canyon" Or, "Have you heard of the Grand Canyon?"
Yet, the Grand Canyon isn't the deepest, not even the deepest in the US. The deepest canyon on Earth is Cotahuasi Canyon of Peru. Cotahuasi was cut by the Cotahuasi River (or Rio Cotahuasi) and reaches the depth of 2.08 miles (3354 meters).
This gets a bit tricky, but bear with me.
We know that the Great Lakes were largely gouged out by the advance and retreat of multiple glaciers that existed for eons over the region of North America where they lie. With the exception of Lake Superior (Lake Superior is actually the remains of an ancient rift valley that was flooded by the retreat of the glaciers, and the formation of several hundred--perhaps thousand--rivers, streams, and creeks that empty into it), the Great Lakes owe their current depths to glacial erosion.
So, we need to look at the elevation of the remaining four Great Lakes, and their depths:
- Lake Michigan: elevation - 577 ft. above sea level, maximum depth - 925 ft.
- Lake Huron: elevation - 577 ft. above sea level, maximum depth - 750 ft.
- Lake Erie: elevation - 568 ft. above sea level, maximum depth - 210 ft.
- Lake Ontario: elevation - 802 ft.
Now, the reason elevation of the lakes is important (Lake Superior lies at 601 ft. elevation by the way) is that the glaciers that gouged out the area, scraped the land as well. With this in mind, consider that Mt. Arvon is the highest point in the Great lakes region, and it reaches an elevation of 1,979 feet. So, from 1,979 feet to a depth of 925 feet below the elevation of 577 (a total of 2,327 feet) glaciers have scraped or gouged land.
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When you yawn do you inhale or exhale?
You do both. Inhale deeply, then exhale fully.
Calving occurs at places where?
Calving occurs at places where glaciers meet a body of water, such as the ocean or a lake. The interaction between the ice and the warmer water causes the ice to break off and create icebergs.
What are the huge masses of snow and ice that move?
Glaciers are huge masses of snow and ice that move slowly over land due to gravity. They are formed from the accumulation, compaction, and recrystallization of snow over many years. Glaciers play a crucial role in shaping the Earth's landscape by eroding rocks and carving out valleys.
What are glacial deposits?
Glacial deposits are sediments and rocks that are left behind by glaciers as they move and retreat. These deposits can include a variety of materials such as till, moraines, and glacial erratics, and they provide important clues about the extent and movement of past glaciers. Glacial deposits often exhibit distinctive features like striations, rounded edges, and sorting based on size.
What country has no bees?
The Australian Continent is the only continent with no glaciers, however it has extinct glaciers in the Kosciuszko national park, these glaciers carved out the mountain range, but melted away a few thousand years ago, all that is left now are shallow lakes which freeze over in winter.
Do glaciers erode and build?
Yes
How is a arete form?
It is formed when two glaciers erode parallel from each other or when two glaciers erode towards each other
Can glaciers erode?
Yes ... usually from heat.
What are thick masses of ice that erode rock and move sediment called?
These are glaciers.
How do glaciers erode earths surface?
by your mom. ok?
What are two process by which glaciers erode land?
Plucking and Abrasion.
What are 2 process by which glaciers erode the land?
abrasion and plucking.
How can glaciers erode rocks?
The glacier can carry rocks. The moving of the glacier.
What type of glaciers are there and how do they erode the land?
glacial deposition and glacial erosion
What land form is created when glaciers erode backwards into the mountainside and form a shape like a bowl?
Answer: Cirques
What is 2 ways that glaciers erode the land?
Glaciers erode the land through plucking, where they pick up and remove rock fragments as they move, and abrasion, where they scrape and grind the underlying bedrock as they advance. These processes help to shape landforms such as valleys, cirques, and moraines.
What are two ways in which glaciers erode earth's suface?
Glaciers erode Earth's surface through abrasion, where the ice and sediments grind against the rock, wearing it down. They also erode through plucking, where the glacier freezes onto rock and plucks or pulls it away as the glacier moves.
