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> Home > Find Out More > Twinning Sites > Lomond Glaciers > page 3: Glacial FeaturesThere are features at Loch Lomond that are similar to those at Skaftafell today. So when you read about Skaftafell, imagine Loch Lomond with no loch, but with an enormous glacier in its place instead. ValleysRiver valleys are V-shaped, formed as the river incises its way through the rock. Glacier valleys are more U-shaped, gouged out by the huge erosive force of the ice. At Skaftafell, the glaciers have carved out U-shaped valleys - with steep sides and 'flat' bottoms. At Loch Lomond, the former glaciers have carved the U-shaped valley to an incredible depth of 183m (below the present water level). The north end of the loch is narrower than the southern end. One reason for this is that in the north, the rock is harder and more resistant to erosion.
The nearby Loch Katrine, also carved by glaciers, reaches an equally incredible maximum depth of around 150m (below the present water level). Go to page 4 |
