dissected terrain

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• dissected breaklands —    Very steep slopes flanking major rivers and streams in mountainous terrain and dominated by deeply incised, sub parallel to dendritic, chute like drainageways that occupy > 50 % of the ground surface. Dissected breakland slopes are… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

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• Viphya Mountains — ▪ highlands, Malawi       highlands in north central Malawi (Malaŵi). They comprise two main blocks, divided by a 15 mile (24 km ) wide saddle (pass), and extend 130 miles (209 km) from Mount Champhila (5,971 feet [1,820 metres]) in the south to… …   Universalium

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• Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean …   Universalium

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