Geography Decoded

Pediment vs Pediplain vs Peneplain
Understanding three major erosional landforms in geomorphology:
🔹 Pediment — A gently sloping rock surface formed at mountain fronts by sheet wash and weathering in arid regions.
🔹 Pediplain — A broad low-relief plain created by the coalescence of multiple pediments through pediplanation and scarp retreat.
🔹 Peneplain — A nearly level erosional surface formed by prolonged river erosion near base level in humid environments.
These landforms reveal how climate, erosion, and landscape evolution shape Earth’s surface over geological time. ⛰️➡️🌄➡️🌿

Spectacular bending columns in Staffa, Scotland. (Photo by Peter Marston). Source:Geomorphological Events.

Amazing geomorphological landscape folded structure from Lorestan Province of Iran.

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Dragon Lake or Khuga Lake in Northeast India, Churachandpur, Manipur.

An Impressive Normal Fault at the entrance to Arches National Park, Utah, USA
Credit: Felipe Ochoa Cornejo.

Where North America and Eurasian Plate Move apart
Thingvellir National Park, Iceland 🇮🇸

Credit: Muhammed Zeynel Ozturk

Divisions of Ocean water