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loess hills (place)
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by
some_guy
Mon Apr 02 2001 at 18:30:15
Hills
made of
loess
.
Formations
of such
hills
are
uncommon
;
One
formation
is
located
in western
Iowa
, and
common knowledge
holds that
another
lies on the
banks
of the
yangtze
river
in
China
, though
the author
cannot
confirm
this.
Loess
hills
were formed in
recent
ice age
s - ice
picked
up
dirt
from areas to the
north
, and
ground
it into
fine
sand
y
soil
. It was
deposited
wherever the
ice
melted. In
areas
with
loess hills
, it was
deposited
in
large
quantities
.
Loess