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peneplain

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pe·ne·plain also pe·ne·plane  (pn-pln)
n.
A nearly flat land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion.
[pene-, almost (from Latin paene) + plain.]
peneplain, peneplane [ˈpiːnɪˌpleɪn ˌpiːnɪˈpleɪn]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a relatively flat land surface produced by a long period of erosion
[from pene- + plain1]
peneplanation  n
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Noun1.peneplain - a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movementspeneplain - a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements
peneplane
geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
champaign, plain, field - extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"
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Canada Rocks: The Geologic Journey by Salisbury, Matthew H. / Geoscience Canada
The lowest peneplain consists of coastal lowlands with elevations from sea level to 300 m above mean sea level (MSL) except for a few isolated inselbergs.
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Due to intense denudation during the late Proterozoic, the surface of the basement has turned into a peneplain, which dips gently (on average 0.
Outlines of the Precambrian basement of Estonia/Eesti eelkambriumi ... by Soesoo, Alvar; Puura, Vaino; Kirs, Juho; Petersell, Valter; Niin, Mati; All, Tarmo / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology
 
 
 
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