Ventifact
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A ventifact is a rock that has been abraded, pitted, etched, grooved, or polished by wind-driven sand or ice crystals. The word "Ventifact" is derived from the Latin word "Ventus" meaning 'wind'. Thes
Ventifact in Death Valley.
Wind-carved "mushroom" shaped rocks are the centerpiece of White Desert National Park, Egypt
Schist boulder pitted by sand blast near Palm Springs Station, Colorado Desert. Riverside County, California (Mendenhall, 1905)
Ventifact from the Mojave Desert near Barstow, California.
Altiplano
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The Altiplano, Collao or Andean Plateau is a plateau in west-central South America. Located at the latitude of the widest part of the north–south-trending Andes, it is the most extensive high plateau
A rock sculpted by wind erosion (or Aeolian processes) in the Bolivian Altiplano
The Bolivian Altiplano at about 4,250 m (14,000 feet): The snow-covered peaks of the Cordillera Real rise in the background.
La Paz, Bolivia, is the second-largest city located in the Altiplano (after El Alto).
Panorama of Peruvian Altiplano.