Geomorphological characteristics of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and the Norwegian coast

Located in the hinterland of China, the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is the general name of Qutang Gorge, Wuxia Gorge and Xiling Gorge. It starts from Baidicheng, fengjie county, Chongqing in the west and ends at Nanjinguan, Yichang, Hubei in the east, crossing fengjie county, Wushan, Badong, Zigui and Yichang, Hubei, with a total length of193km. Also known as "Three Gorges".

There are three Gorges from west to east: Qutang Gorge in Chongqing, Wuxia Gorge in Chongqing and Xiling Gorge in Hubei, hence the name Three Gorges. The two sides of the Three Gorges face each other in high mountains, with steep cliffs and peaks generally higher than the river 1000- 1500m. The narrowest part is less than 100 meter. The Three Gorges was formed because the crust in this area is rising and the Yangtze River water is strongly incised.

Norway is one of the coldest countries in the world, located in the west of Scandinavia, surrounded by the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Norway has a long coastline (including nearly 50,000 islands and fjords) with a total length of more than 2 1000 km. Most of the coastline is jagged fjords, and some places are covered by the largest glacier in Europe. Norway is covered by a large area of glaciers, and there are traces left by topographic changes during the ice age hundreds of millions of years ago everywhere. Norway is the largest ice sheet in Europe except Iceland. The strange ice sheet has also brought unique coastal scenery to Norway. The bay formed by glaciers extends into the land, and wherever it goes, the mountains are cut into deep canyons, forming a unique fjord landscape. Norway's coastline is very long, winding more than 20 thousand kilometers.