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ventifact

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Geomorfoloogia terminibaas

ID 464378 Last modified 13.09.2019
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Domain aeolian or wind erosional landforms
  • kujult seent meenutav kuni mõne meetri kõrgune kaljujäänuk, mis on tuuletekkeline kulutusvorm kõrbe ja poolkõrbe aladel
  • mushroom shaped pillar of rock formed as windblown bouncing sand grains erode the lower portion of a ventifact, while leaving a larger less eroded cap. ‘Mushroom stone’ or ‘wave stone’ is used to describe the wave eroded mushroom shaped erratics in Ireland
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  • Kujuneb seetõttu, et tuule poolt kantud liiv liigub maapinna lähedal ja kulutab teele jääva takistuse jalamiosa. Sarnase kujuga jäänukeid Iirimaa rannikualadel on disaininud lainetus.

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