Badlands

Connected Sites: 5

Definition
Badlands are a type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded. They are characterized by steep slopes, minimal vegetation, lack of a substantial regolith, and high drainage density. (wiki)

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Connected Sites

  • Las Medulas
    Las Medulas
    Spain
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.29
    105
    6
    "Badlands are usually found in arid, semi-arid to Mediterranean regions, for ex- ample in the Badlands National Park (USA), Crete Senesi (Italy), and Las Médulas (Spain)." (see link)
    See www.uni-goettingen.de
  • Dinosaur Provincial Park
    Dinosaur Provincial Park
    Canada
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.42
    82
    9
    "an outstanding example of major geological processes and fluvial erosion patterns in semi-arid steppes. These badlands stretch along 26 kilometers of high quality and virtually undisturbed riparian habitat" (OUV)
  • Lut Desert
    Lut Desert
    Iran
    Inscribed: 2016
    3.40
    25
    3
    "Other dry-land landforms include ... gullied badlands and alluvial fans (bajada)." (OUV)
  • Ischigualasto / Talampaya
    Ischigualasto / Talampaya
    Argentina
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.63
    36
    7
    Ischigualasto Provincial Park: Water-eroded badlands (wiki)
  • Göreme NP and Cappadocia
    Göreme NP and Cappadocia
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1985
    4.28
    232
    6
    "Turkey has extensive badlands,[17] including Göreme National Park." (wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org