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Hanging Valley is very common in – |
| A. | high mountains |
| B. | sub-Arctic region |
| C. | glaciated areas |
| D. | coastal belt |
| Answer» B. sub-Arctic region | |
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Explanation: When the glaciers melt, the tributary troughs are left as hanging valleys high on the walls of the main glacial valley. A hanging valley is a tributary valley with the floor at a higher relief than the main channel into which it flows. They are most commonly associated with U-shaped valleys when a tributary glacier flows into a glacier of larger volume. |
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