circular gilgai

circular gilgai
   A type of gilgai dominated by circular closed depressions (microlows) separated by low mounds (microhighs); the prevailing type of gilgai on relatively level terrain (slopes < 3 %). Distance from microhigh to the center of an adjacent microlow is generally 4 to 8 m.
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Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.

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