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| Image number: | 1458 |
| Feature : | escarpment and dune |
| Grouping : | differential erosion |
| Discipline : | geomorphology |
| Year : | 1996 |
| Locality : | Tié Bandiagara |
| Country : | Mali |
| Region - tribe : | Bandiagara - Dogon |
| Physiographic region : | W-African Savanna belt |
| Notice : | The dunes in front of the escarpment carry grassy vegetation and trees. The dune field is fixed. The trees are decimated, on the verge of destruction. The lower escarpment (shelter) in Koutiala sandstone, the upper part (resitent, roof) in Bandiagara sandstone. |
| Reference : | Moeyersons, Jan, 1996 Image 1458. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/en/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |