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Küsnachter Tobel
Küsnachter Tobel () is a small river canyon or gorge, respectively, on the southwestern slope of the Pfannenstiel (Zürich), ''Pfannenstiel'' mountain in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland, formed by the Küsnachter Dorfbach (), which drains into Lake Zurich. Geography Located on the southwestern slope of the Pfannenstiel (Zürich), ''Pfannenstiel'' mountain chain, and originating nearby the Municipalities in the canton of Zürich, locality Forch respectively historical Forch, mountain pass of the same name, the small ''Dorfbach'' stream flows in the ''Zürichsee'' at the Municipalities in the canton of Zürich, municipality of Küsnacht on Zürich lakeshore, forming there a river delta and the peninsula on which Küsnacht was partially built. The stream formed in the past thousands of years an about long, but widely just about to wide canyon. Attractions The main attraction in the up to incised gorge is the wild, primeval landscape. Sometimes rock slides occur there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorge
A canyon (; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), gorge or chasm, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosion, erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tendency to cut through underlying surfaces, eventually wearing away rock layers as sediments are removed downstream. A river bed will gradually reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water into which the river drains. The processes of weathering and erosion will form canyons when the river's River source, headwaters and estuary are at significantly different elevations, particularly through regions where softer rock layers are intermingled with harder layers more resistant to weathering. A canyon may also refer to a rift between two mountain peaks, such as those in ranges including the Rocky Mountains, the Alps, the Himalayas or the Andes. Usually, a river or stream carves out such splits between mountains. Exa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
