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Record 1 1999-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Prismes d'une grande régularité, pouvant atteindre de 30 à 45 m de hauteur, qui se sont formés lors du refroidissement d'une coulée volcanique (le plus souvent basaltique) perpendiculairement à sa surface.

Spanish

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