... a type of desert landscape made up of largely barren, hard, rocky plateaus, with very little sand. A hamada may sometimes also be called a reg, though this more properly refers to a stony plain rather than a highland.
Hamadas exist in contrast to ergs, which are large areas of shifting sand dunes.
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serenete commented on the word chuckey
apparently, a synonym for turducken! neither of which i have had the pleasure of eating.
September 20, 2007
serenete commented on the word pilcrow
So that's what it's called! :)
September 19, 2007
serenete commented on the word effervesce
so much more interesting than the adjectival form :P
September 19, 2007
serenete commented on the word hamada
... a type of desert landscape made up of largely barren, hard, rocky plateaus, with very little sand. A hamada may sometimes also be called a reg, though this more properly refers to a stony plain rather than a highland.
Hamadas exist in contrast to ergs, which are large areas of shifting sand dunes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamada.
September 19, 2007
serenete commented on the word erg
An erg is a sandy desert vs a rocky one (hamada); see http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/erg.
September 19, 2007
serenete commented on the word heliotactic
I like this one too :)
September 19, 2007