hummock tundra

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• turf hummock —    A hummock consisting of vegetation and organic matter with or without a core of mineral soil or stones (typically 10 50 cm height; 20 90 cm diameter). Groups of hummocks can form a type of patterned ground common to tundra or wet areas (e.g.,… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

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• Thermokarst — refers to a land surface that forms as ice rich permafrost melts. It occurs extensively in Arctic areas, and on a smaller scale in mountainous areas such as the Himalayas and the Swiss Alps. The name is given to very irregular surfaces of marshy… …   Wikipedia

• down — Synonyms and related words: COD, Vandyke, actively, adown, ailing, air, alkali flat, all up with, alluvial plain, anthill, backset, bad, barrow, basin, beard, beat, beaten, beaver, bedfast, bedridden, below, below par, best, bested, blow down,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• fell — Synonyms and related words: Draconian, Leatherette, Leatheroid, Tartarean, align, alkali flat, alluvial plain, animal, anthill, anthropophagous, appalling, astounding, atrocious, awe inspiring, awesome, awful, baleful, barbaric, barbarous, barrow …   Moby Thesaurus

• moor — Synonyms and related words: affix, agricultural region, alight, alkali flat, alluvial plain, anchor, annex, anthill, arable land, attach, barrow, basin, batten, batten down, baygall, belay, berth, billet at, bind, bivouac, black belt, bog, bottom …   Moby Thesaurus

• niggerhead — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a dark colored mound or clump of vegetation (as a hummock of tundra or a tussock of sedge in a permafrost bog) found in far northern regions (as Alaska) 2. : a strong black chewing tobacco : negrohead 3. a. : a hard dark… …   Useful english dictionary