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Deserts
Terms in relation to a type of cimate that has high average temperature, low average annual rainfall, and very few vegetation.
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Deserts
Brandberg Massif
Natural environment; Deserts
Rising unexpectedly from the heart of the Namib Desert in northern Namibia, the dome-shaped Brandberg Massif (Brandberg Intrusion) is an exhumed granite intrusion rising 2573 meters and encompassing ...
desert varnish
Natural environment; Deserts
A hard, dark, shiny coating on rocks caused by chemical action.
detritus
Natural environment; Deserts
Boulders, rocks, gravel, sand, soil that has eroded from mountains over time.
hogback
Natural environment; Deserts
An eroded, steeply tilted ridge of resistant rocks with equal slopes on the sides.
