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Huang He basin

river basin, Asia

Also known as: Yellow River basin

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Eolian relief in Asia

In Asia: Geologic and climatic influences
…East Asia, particularly in the Huang He (Yellow River) basin, are covered with loess (a loamy unstratified deposit formed by wind or by glacial meltwater deposition); the thickness of the deposits on the Loess Plateau of China sometimes exceeds 1,000 feet (300 metres). There are broad expanses of badlands, eolian…
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