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            • ερημότοπος(οι)
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            • περιοχαί πλήρως καταλαμβανόμεναι υπό ενεργών γραμμικών διαβρώσεων,προκληθεισών εκ πλέγματος μικρών ρευμάτων επί τινος σειράς μη συνεκτικού ιζηματογενούς πετρώματος ή ασυμπαγούς αποθέσεως άμμων,αργίλων και χαλίκων,παρουσιαζόντων σαφείς διαφοράς εις την αντίστασιν των διαδοχικών στρώσεων IATE - by Sofia Poulou
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            • ... το γεμάτο από καζίνο Las Venturas (Las Vegas) ως και ο ερημότοπος Badlands που θυμίζει Τέξας σίγουρα οι κάτοικοί του πάντως είναι Τεξανοί!). ... - movieworld by Sofia Poulou
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            • badland
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            • Forma de relleu de les roques toves argiloses i margoses pròpia de certes àrees àrides i subdesèrtiques, caracteritzada per la formació generalitzada de xaragalls i d’interfluvis molt estrets que formen una xarxa molt densa. Institut d'Estudis Catalans - by Judith Payro
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            • L’obertura de vies de comunicació pot incidir notablement tant en la formació dels badlands com en la persistència i l’expansió dels que ja existeixen. - Gencat by Judith Payro
            • Badland sobre calcilutita: l'erosió ha eliminat el sòl i ha deixat en superfície la roca, fet que impedeix la revegetació, estadi inicial vers la desertificació. - IEC by Judith Payro
            • Zabriskie Point, que és una àrea Badland estranyament erosionades de canons i rierols, és un gran lloc per passejar i perdre's. - thecircumference by Judith Payro
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            • badlands
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            • Very irregular topography resulting from wind and water erosion of sedimentary rock. Glossary Of Geography
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            • Badlands are semiarid regions with sparse vegetation that experience high rates of erosion. Water and wind, instead of carving gentle hills and broad valleys, sculpt soft sedimentary rock into intricate mazes of narrow ravines, v-shaped gullies, knife-sharp ridges, buttes, and colorful pinnacles. - SOUTH DAKOTA BADLANDS
            • Both badlands and gullies appear to have developed since European settlement and to be part of the same hydrological system with extensive areas of bare ground (badlands) feeding water to incising gullies. - ScienceDirect
            • n the Badlands, soils can consist of sandstone, shale, and lignite. All soils have been modified by erosion (i.e. wind, water, and ice). - University of Idaho
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            • badlands (teren arid)
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            • BADLANDS s.n. pl. (Geol.) Terenuri argiloase, degradate de ape torenţiale, cu văi lipsite de vegetaţie; pământuri rele. [Pron. bedlendz. / < engl. badlands < bad – rău, land – teren]. Dicţionar de neologisme, 1986 badlands (teren arid) (angl.) [pron. bédlenz] (ba-dlands/bad-lands) s. n., pl. badlandsuri DOOM2, 2005 BADLANDS BÉDLENDZ/ s. n. teren argilos degradat de ape torenţiale, cu văi lipsite de vegetaţie, din regiunile (semi)aride. (< engl. badlands) Marele dicţionar de neologisme, 2000 Marele dicţionar de neologisme, 2000 - by Cristiana Coblis
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            • Badlands (regiuni rele) este un termen care se referă la o regiune argiloasă aridă, care este supus unui proces intens de eroziune realizată în special prin acţiunea apei şi vântului. Forma de relief geologică tipică badlandsului sunt canioanele, defileele, cheile şi hoodoosurile. Regiunea are în general o coloraţie tipică de la negru-albăstrui până la galben roşiatic. - Wikipedia by Cristiana Coblis
            • Parcul Naţional Badlands este situat în sud-vestul statului federal South Dakota. El constă dintr-un ţinut badlands (ţinuturi rele), şi o regiune de preerie neprielnică pentru agricultură, care este declarată în anul 1939 parc naţional. Ţinutul este bogat în fosile provenite în special de la cai. porci, oi şi rinoceri preistorici ca şi urme ale civilizaţiei umane cu o vechime de peste 11.000 de ani. - Parcul Naţional Badlands by Cristiana Coblis
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