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yardang [′yär‚daŋ] (geology) A long, irregular ridge with a sharp crest sited between two round-bottomed troughs that have been carved by wind erosion in a desert region. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Much of the formation's terrain is covered with wind-sculpted hills called yardangs, a sign that the exposed material erodes easily, says Watters. And, says El-Baz, the Great Sphinx, too, may have been suggested by naturally occurring desert landforms, this time by wind-eroded rocks called yardangs, or "mud-lions," which, as his photos show, can look awfully sphinx-like. Linking the Antelope Valley and Earth's closest neighboring planet are geological curiosities called yardangs or fossilized sand dunes - elongated, streamlined hills carved out by the wind that clustered on one edge of the dry lake bed. |
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