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Deflation
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Lowering of land surface caused by wind erosion of loose surface particles,often leaving coarse sediments behind
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Dune
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Pile of wind-blown sand that develops over time, whose shape depends on sand availability, wind velocity and direction, and amount of vegetation present
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Loess
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Thick, wind-blown, fertile deposit of silt that contains high levels of nutrients and minerals
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Ventifact
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Rock shaped by wind-blown sediments
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Cirque
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Deep depression scooped out by a valley glacier
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