Definition of Peneplains. Meaning of Peneplains. Synonyms of Peneplains

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Definition of Peneplains

Peneplain
Peneplain Pe"ne*plain`, n. [L. paene, pene, almost + E. plain.] (Phys. Geog.) A land surface reduced by erosion to the general condition of a plain, but not wholly devoid of hills; a base-level plain.

Meaning of Peneplains from wikipedia

- precise mechanism of formation of peneplains, including this way some pediplains among peneplains. While peneplains are usually ****umed to form near sea...
- elements such as peneplains being shaped in Precambrian times. The oldest peneplain identifiable in a shield is called a "primary peneplain"; in the case...
- uplift and dissection of the peneplain started in the late Miocene. Schooley peneplain is one of the four main peneplains identified in the Appalachians...
- Peneplain Peak may refer to: Peneplain Peak (Antarctica), a mountain in the Queen Alexandra Range Peneplain Peak (British Columbia), a summit in Canada...
- The ****ri Peneplain is a near-horizontal and flat unconformity in the Transantarctic Mountains. The peneplain formed by erosion of the granitic and metamorphic...
- The Ucayali Peneplain is a large near-flat erosion surface, a peneplain, located in the Amazon basin. The Ucayali Peneplain is largely buried by sediments...
- Maracaibo (between the chains, on the coast); Orinoco river delta, region of peneplains and plateaus (tepui, east of the Orinoco) that together form the Guyanas...
- ; Finkl Jr., Charles W. (1980). "Cratonic erosion unconformities and peneplains". The Journal of Geology. 88 (1): 69–86. doi:10.1086/628474. Lidmar-Bergströrm...
- very gentle concave slopes. Pediplains main difference to W. M. Davis’ peneplains is in the history and processes behind, and less so in the final shape...
- local differences in elevation, much of the state is a gently rolling peneplain. Two major drainage divides meet in Minnesota's northeast in rural Hibbing...