User:Jamincan/Propose separating Ottawa Valley from Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben

The Ottawa Valley refers to a region of Ontario and Quebec and has very strong cultural connotations. The Ottawa Valley happens to be partially defined by the Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben, a depressed area of land associated with a rift zone. The Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben does include the entire Ottawa Valley; however, the title references the geological feature and is neither commonly used to refer to the area (outside of geological circles), nor does it adequately reflect the rich cultural aspects of the Ottawa Valley which is arguably more notable. On the same note, the Ottawa Valley does not include the entirety of the Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben, not is it commonly used within geological circles to reference the feature.

It seems to me that the two refer to entirely separate things which just so happen to be approximately geographically contiguous. The Ottawa Valley refers to the valley through which the Ottawa River runs, and is specifically associated with the cultural aspects of the human settlement there. The Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben is a geological feature upon which the Ottawa Valley is found, but which only has relevance to geological circles and for which discussions about culture would be inappropriate. For this reason, I feel that the Ottawa Valley section should be split into its own article. Jamincan (talk) 20:13, 29 December 2008 (UTC)