Home›More›Subcategories›Valleys and Rift SystemsSubcategoriesValleys and Rift Systems15 of 287 entries in Landforms. Click any to see everything it connects to.Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextGeography Atlas. "Valleys and Rift Systems." Accessed September 6, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/landform/valleys-and-rift-systems.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextGeography Atlas. (n.d.). Valleys and Rift Systems. Retrieved September 6, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/landform/valleys-and-rift-systemsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{geographyatlas-valleys-and-rift-systems, author = {Geography Atlas}, title = {Valleys and Rift Systems}, year = {2026}, url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/landform/valleys-and-rift-systems}, note = {Accessed September 6, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingLong depressions between higher ground, including tectonic rift valleys formed where the earth crust is pulling apart, such as the Great Rift Valley. Belongs here: a named valley or rift system. Does not belong here: a canyon cut by a river through rock, held separately under Canyons and Gorges because its formation is erosional rather than tectonic.Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)BrowseCompareSelect all 15Albertine RiftValleys and Rift Systems1 linkDanakil DepressionValleys and Rift Systems1 linkDeath ValleyValleys and Rift Systems2 linksGrabenValleys and Rift Systems1 linkHalf GrabenValleys and Rift Systems1 linkHanging ValleyValleys and Rift Systems1 linkHorstValleys and Rift Systems1 linkKashmir ValleyValleys and Rift Systems2 linksLoire ValleyValleys and Rift Systems1 linkRift ValleyValleys and Rift Systems1 linkThe Great Rift ValleyValleys and Rift Systems16 linksU-Shaped ValleyValleys and Rift Systems1 linkValleyValleys and Rift Systems1 linkV-Shaped ValleyValleys and Rift Systems1 linkYosemite ValleyValleys and Rift Systems2 linksComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year