Hanging Valley is very common in – (1) high mountains (2) sub-Arctic region (3) glaciated areas (4) coastal belt

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(2) sub-Arctic region Explanation: When the glaciers melt, the tributary troughs are left as hanging valleys high on the walls of the main glacial valley. A hanging valley is a tributary valley with the floor at a higher relief than the main channel into which it flows. They are most commonly associated with U-shaped valleys when a tributary glacier flows into a glacier of larger volume.

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