Shaping the landscape

One of the best known glacial meltwater channels in Britain is Newtondale, cut by overflow from the ice-dammed Lake Eskdale. Meltwater incised this deep meandering channel as it flowed south (towards the top of the photograph) into glacial Lake Pickering during the last glaciation. The North York Moors Railway, which uses steam locomotives to carry tourists, follows this route. MH

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