badland topography

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• badland — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Usage: often attributive : a region characterized by the intricate and sharp erosional sculpture of generally weak rocks usually forming nearly horizontal beds, generally developing in decomposed granite, loess, or other soft …   Useful english dictionary

• badland — ▪ geology   area cut and eroded by many deep, tortuous gullies with intervening saw toothed divides. The gullies extend from main rivers back to tablelands about 150 m (500 feet) and higher. The gully bottoms increase in gradient from almost flat …   Universalium

• Chambal River — Coordinates: 26°29′20″N 79°15′10″E / 26.48889°N 79.25278°E / 26.48889; 79.25278 …   Wikipedia

• Sichuan — /sich wahn , sich ooh ahn /; Chin. /sue chwahn /, n. Pinyin. a province in S central China. 67,960,000; 219,691 sq. mi. (569,000 sq. km). Cap.: Chengdu. Also, Szechwan, Szechuan. * * * or Ssu ch uan conventional Szechwan Province (pop., 2000 est …   Universalium

• Szechwan — /sech wahn , sech ooh ahn /; Chin. /su chwahn /, n. Sichuan. Also, Szechuan. * * * ▪ province, China Introduction Chinese (Wade Giles)  Ssu ch uan,  (Pinyin)  Sichuan,          …   Universalium

• NEGEV — (Heb. בֶגֶנ; from the root בגנ, dry, parched ), an area comprising those southern parts of the Land of Israel which are characterized by a totally arid desert climate, contrasting with the semiarid Mediterranean climate of the country s center… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Dinosaur Provincial Park — Chasmosaurus bellis found in park and shown at Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology Location …   Wikipedia

• Sanadhya Brahmin — Sanadya Brahmin (or Sanadh/Sanah) are a community of Brahmins, living prominently in Western Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh area of India. In the 19th and 20th national convention of Kanyakubja Brahmins by Kanyakubja Mahati Sabha, in 1926 and… …   Wikipedia

• GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Badlands — are a type of arid terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay rich soils have been extensively eroded by wind and water. It can resemble malpaís, a terrain of volcanic rocks. Canyons, ravines, gullies, hoodoos and other such geological forms …   Wikipedia

• Pine Ridge Indian Reservation — Wazí Aháŋhaŋ Oyáŋke Pine Ridge Agency   Reservation   Badlands in the no …   Wikipedia