Yardangs-wind eroded rock and bedrock surfaces-alternating ridges and furrows-Qaidam desert-Qinghai-China-0549

• Contributor: RWEISSWALD / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2A2CNEG
• File size: 55.6 MB (3.7 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 5400 x 3600 px | 45.7 x 30.5 cm | 18 x 12 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 12 October 2017
• Location: Yardang formations near Nnal.Highway G315, Haixi prefecture, Qinghai province, China

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NW-SE alignment of yardangs-elongated streamlined landforms carved in tectonically folded sedimentary rocks by wind erosion near Nnal.Highway G315 crossing Qaidam basin desert. Qinghai province-China.

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