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Sastrugi

(also zastrugi). (1) Stationary narrow and crusted ridges that run in the direction of the wind; formed by wind erosion of snowbanks. Sastrugi may range in length from several centimeters to several meters (sometimes up to 1.3–1.5 m); they have steep windward slopes and gradual leeward slopes.

(2) Accumulations of fluvial sediment in a river bed in the form of a ridge near the shore; as the ridges grow in width, they become sandbars.

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No references found			Like Peary, we were able to maintain our course by traveling with sun, shadow, wind direction, and sastrugi (sharp irregular grooves or ridges formed on a snow surface by wind erosion and deposition)--and by checking our compasses in overcast or snowy conditions. To the end--or at least top--of the earth by Avery, Tom / USA Today (Magazine) Windcarved snow ridges, called sastrugi, can create challenging obstacles. Glacier golf by Williams, David B. / Science World We skied over the sea ice, bridged the leads and clambered over the sastrugi, and my arrogance and incompetence lost me a finger-end to frostbite. Out in the cold again: the woods of northern Minnesota by Foster, Charles / Contemporary Review			Sassacus Sassafras Sassafras Mountain Sassafras Natural Resources Management Area sassafras oil Sassandra Sassandra River Sassanian architecture Sassanid Sassanids Sassari Sassenach Sassetta Sassnitz Sassoferrato sassoline Sassolite Sassoon Sassoon, Siegfried Sassou-Nguesso, Denis Sastobe Sastre, Alfonso Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta Sastroamidjojo, all sastruga Sastrugi Sasun Sasyk Sasykkol SAT Sat Nam SATA Sata Ineko Sata-HŠme Accordion Festival Satan Satan's Mushroom Satani-Dar Satanism Satanov Satanta, b. Satavado Satavahana State satchel charge Satchmo SummerFest satcom Sateen Satellite satellite and missile surveillance satellite antenna satellite astronomy satellite band			SASSPA SASSR SASSS SASSTIXS SASSU sasswood sassy sassy sassy Sassy (Homeward Bound character) Sassy (Homeward Bound character) Sassy bark Sassy bark Sassy Gay Friend Sassy Management Unit SAST SASTA SASTAR SASTD SASTM SASTO Sastobe Sastra Sastra sastras Sastre, Alfonso Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta Sastroamidjojo, all sastruga sastruga Sastrugi Sastrugus Sastrugus SASTS SASTT SASU Sasun Sasuntzi Davith SASUSG SASUWC SASV SASVAB SASVRC SASW SASWC SASWG SASWMA SASy SASYFT Sasyk Sasykkol SASYNA Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat SAT (test) SAT (test)

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