When glaciers erode landscapes, they often leave behind characteristic U-shaped valleys . This week’s Monday Geology Picture shows a U-shaped glacial valley on the Seward Peninsula in Alaska. This valley is located just outside of the gold mining town of Nome .

About Evelyn Evelyn is a geologist, writer, traveler, and aspiring polyglot. She has undergraduate degrees in Earth Sciences and Arabic Language & Literature from Dartmouth College and a PhD in Marine Geology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program. She currently works in industry.

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