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Baydzherakhs

Detailed Description

These are baydzherakhs that form when Pleistocene-aged ice wedges thaw and leave behind a mound of unfrozen soil that is easily susceptible to decomposition. This sediment has not thawed for at least 40,000 years.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

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