Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
Loess Hills — The Loess Hills are a formation of wind deposited loess soil in the westernmost part of Iowa and Missouri along the Missouri River.GeologyThe Loess Hills are generally located between 1 and convert|15|mi|km|0 east of the Missouri River channel.… … Wikipedia
bluff formation — noun Etymology: bluff (I) : loess … Useful english dictionary
Barn Bluff (Red Wing, Minnesota) — Infobox nrhp name = Barn Bluff nrhp type = caption = Looking south from the top of Barn Bluff, April 2006 location = Red Wing, Minnesota locmapin = Minnesota area = added = August 3, 1990 governing body = Local refnum = 90001165 cite web|url=http … Wikipedia
Chickasaw Bluff — Fourth Chickasaw Bluff at Memphis The term Chickasaw Bluff refers to high ground rising about 50 to 200 feet (20–60 m) above the flood plain between Fulton in Lauderdale County, Tennessee and Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee … Wikipedia
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa — Infobox Settlement official name = Sergeant Bluff, Iowa settlement type = City nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa mapsize1 = map… … Wikipedia
Floyd's Bluff — Sgt. Floyd, who was quartermaster for the Lewis and Clark Expedition s Corps of Discovery, was the only fatality during the expedition. The bluff was Floyd s original burial site in 1804, and is now the location of a National Historic Landmark in … Wikipedia
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
Geology of Iowa — This article is about Iowa geology; for the study of buried human cultural remains in Iowa, see Iowa archaeology .Bedrock featuresIowa s bedrock geology generally increases in age from west to east. In northwest Iowa Cretaceous bedrock is ca. 74… … Wikipedia
Driftless Area — Relief map showing primarily the Minnesota part of the Driftless Area. The wide diagonal river is the Upper Mississippi River. In this area, it forms the boundary between Minnesota and Wisconsin. The rivers entering the Mississippi from the west… … Wikipedia
