Sentences with phrase «glacial river valleys»

On an excursion into Mount Aspiring National Park, learn about the region's geology as we hike and ride a jet boat through glacial river valleys.

The Kingdom of Bhutan is a place of soaring 7,000 - metre Himalayan peaks, glacial river valleys and evergreen forests.

Forty minutes from downtown Anchorage lies Eagle River Nature Center, a gateway to Chugach State Park and a glacial river valley as wild and dramatic as any in Alaska.

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The river sands are topped with a thick layer of coarser sediment that signals the onset of glacial erosion in the valley, the researchers found.

Go on a ranger - led hike in a glacial valley, raft down the wildlife - rich Snake River, and cruise the emerald waters of Jenny Lake.

Gallop past spectacular nature with an invigorating ride across mountain streams and through glacial valleys, or along the Dart River to Glenorchy.

The mountains were incredible; tall, covered in fresh green grass, and the valley was crossed by a glacial river.

On arrival, hike the Hooker valley (3 - 4 hrs return) to the Tasman glacier river, crossing 2 hanging rope bridges, or take a glacial lake cruise on the Tasman lake — fed by the melting glacier (additional cost).

The Nine Great Walks span 550 km of spectacular New Zealand terrain from the alpine peaks of the Tongariro Northern Circuit to the rainforests of the Heaphy Track, golden beaches, a stunning river journey and the glacial valleys of one of the finest walks in the world, the Milford Track right here in my own, Read More

The climb begins in the valley of the Animas River before the canyon narrows, all roads vanish, and for 30 miles there exists only the railroad, the glacial green waters of the Animas and the 3,657 to 4,267 - metre peaks of the San Juan Mountains.

Lake Erie serves as a northern border to the state, while the Ohio River creates its southern border, and buried valley aquifers resulting from ancient glacial activity -LSB-...]

In the Himalayas, the glacial system provides water and sediment to the intensively tilled valleys of the Indus, Amu Darya, Ganga (Ganges), Brahmaputra, Yellow, Yangtze, Sutlej, Mekong and Nu / Salween, and these river systems nourish food production and sustain the lives of millions.

During the last glacial, what is now the Persian Gulf would have been a flat, fertile, river valley.