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    A wind gap is a dry valley where a stream once flowed but was captured by another stream. It provides routes through mountainous areas for trails, roads, and railroads. Examples in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia include Rockfish Gap, Swift Run Gap, and Buford's Gap, which was originally used by the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. A water gap is similar but still contains a flowing stream.

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    A wind gap is a dry valley where a stream once flowed but was captured by another stream. It provides routes through mountainous areas for trails, roads, and railroads. Examples in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia include Rockfish Gap, Swift Run Gap, and Buford's Gap, which was originally used by the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. A water gap is similar but still contains a flowing stream.

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    A wind gap is a dry valley where a stream once flowed but was captured by another stream. It provides routes through mountainous areas for trails, roads, and railroads. Examples in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia include Rockfish Gap, Swift Run Gap, and Buford's Gap, which was originally used by the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. A water gap is similar but still contains a flowing stream.

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    WindgapWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia

    Windgap
    FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia

    GlaciallycarvedwindgapinKaruValley,
    Ladakh,NWIndianHimalaya

    Awindgapisa
    valleythrough
    whichawaterway
    onceflowedbutis
    nowdryasaresult
    ofstream
    capture.[1]Awater
    gapisasimilar
    feature,butonein
    whichawaterway
    stillflows.Water
    gapsandwindgaps
    oftenprovide
    practicalroutesfor
    trails,roads,and
    railroadsthrough
    mountainous
    terrain.

    Examplesofwind
    gapsintheBlue
    Windgapopenedbyanancientstreamon
    RidgeMountainsof
    aKarsticterrainintheCiudadEncantada
    Virginiainclude
    WindgapRockfishGap,BlueRidge
    (Cuencaprovince)inSpain
    SwiftRunGap,
    Mountains,Virginia
    RockfishGap,and
    Buford'sGap.ThelastwastheoriginalcrossingoftheBlue
    RidgeMountainsnearBedfordfortheVirginiaandTennesseeRailroad,latertheNorfolkandWestern
    Railway,aprecursoroftoday'sNorfolkSouthernRailwaysystem.

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