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Category:Yardangs

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<nowiki>Yardang; Jardang; Ярданг; Yardang; 雅丹地貌; yardang; Yardang; Ярданги; Yardang; Yardang; Jardang; ياردانگ، يارانگ; کلوت; Ярданги; Ярданг; Yardang; 雅丹地貌; yardang; Ярданг; Yardang; Jardang; יארדנג; Yardanqlar; 雅丹地貌; ヤルダン; Jardang; იარდანგი; Ярданг, яранг; تضاريس الحرافيش; 雅丹地貌; யார்டாங்; geomorfológiai képződmény; von Wind geformter Erosionshöcker; a sharp-crested ridge carved by wind erosion from soft but coherent deposits (as clayey sand); forma ukształtowania powierzchni Ziemi; Bukit yang berbaris-baris. Terjadi karena abrasi angin; рельеф формасы; Ярданг; Jardang; Windhöcker; kalut; یاردانگ; Ярдаң</nowiki>
yardang 
a sharp-crested ridge carved by wind erosion from soft but coherent deposits (as clayey sand)
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English: A yardang (other names are yadan, koukour, kalut) is a streamlined hill carved from bedrock or any consolidated or semiconsolidated material by the dual action of wind abrasion, dust and sand, and deflation. Yardangs become elongated features typically three or more times longer than wide, and when viewed from above, resemble the hull of a boat. Facing the wind is a steep, blunt face that gradually gets lower and narrower toward the lee end. Yardangs are formed by wind erosion, typically of an originally flat surface formed from areas of harder and softer material. The soft material is eroded and removed by the wind, and the harder material remains. The resulting pattern of yardangs is therefore a combination of the original rock distribution, and the of the air flow and resulting pattern of erosion.

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