Yardang - Wikipedia
A yardang is a streamlined protuberance carved from bedrock or any consolidated or semiconsolidated material by the dual action of wind abrasion by dust and sand and deflation (the removal of loose material by wind turbulence). [1]
Aeolian Landforms: What Is A Yardang? - WorldAtlas
Apr 25, 2017 · Yardang is a streamlined protuberance carved from bedrock by wind abrasion by dust and sand, and the deflation process.
Yardang | Wind-eroded, Desert Landforms | Britannica
Yardang, large area of soft, poorly consolidated rock and bedrock surfaces that have been extensively grooved, fluted, and pitted by wind erosion. The rock is eroded into alternating ridges and furrows essentially parallel to the dominant wind direction. The relief may range from one to …
Dunhuang Yardang National Geopark, Ghost Town - China Highlights
Dec 4, 2020 · Yardang National Geopark is a wonderful park in Dunhuang with large scale yardang landforms, formed by wind erosion. It is located on the border of Gansu and Xinjiang provinces, close to the mysterious Lop Nur.
What in the World (Or Off of It) Is a Yardang? | Smithsonian
May 15, 2014 · Yardangs are streamlined hills that are carved by wind erosion from bedrock. The rock must be sufficiently erodible for wind to either deflate (pick up) poorly-consolidated pieces...
Dunhuang Yardang National Geopark - Wikipedia
Dunhuang Yardang National Geopark (Chinese: 敦煌雅丹国家地质公园), officially Dunhuang UNESCO National Geopark (China), is a UNESCO national geopark in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, that shows the Yardang geological feature of the area.
Yadan National Geologic Park - Largest Yardang Landform …
Dunhuang Yadan National Geological Park, also referred as Yadan Devil City for the bleak desert and horrific sound, presents an astonishing scene of Yardang landform. If you care about seeing natural landscape or having an adventurous tip, this is a must-do.
Before ancient Egyptians, nature sculpted sphinxes. Here’s how
Nov 29, 2023 · Mysterious desert landforms called yardangs can bear an uncanny resemblance to seated lions — so much so that some researchers think one lionlike yardang might have had the honor of later being...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets - Wiley Online Library
Aug 22, 2018 · Yardang is a geological term that was introduced by Hedin ( 1903) when he traveled the Lop Nur, northwestern China, to define the streamlined, wind-carved ridges that had been developed within lacustrine deposits.
Yardangs - Wikenigma
Yardangs are enigmatic wind-parallel ridges found in arid environments. They often form downwind of rocks in sandy environments. They can be unusually stable structures, given their sandy / dusty composition (and the fact that the wind which forms them can also erode them).
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