This is a type of clastic rock landscape found in arid and semi-arid regions. Due to wind erosion, inclined clastic strata can form a landform like an array of undulating fences, and the thin rock layers become aligned like a comb. Hence, this type of landform is also called a comb-shaped landscape.
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(2020). Clastic Rock Comb-Shaped Landscape. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_339
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