This article is about the type of terrain. For the national park, see Badlands National Park. For other uses, see Badlands (disambiguation).
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The Chinle Badlands at Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument in southern Utah
Badlands are a type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded.[1] They are characterized by steep slopes, minimal vegetation, lack of a substantial regolith, and high drainage density.[2] Ravines, gullies, buttes, hoodoos and other such geologic forms are common in badlands.
Badlands are found on every continent except Antarctica, being most common where there are unconsolidated sediments. They are often difficult to navigate by foot, and are unsuitable for agriculture. Most are a result of natural processes, but destruction of vegetation by overgrazing or pollution can produce anthropogenic badlands.
^"Badlands" in Chambers's Encyclopædia. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 2, p. 47.
^A.J. Parsons and A.D. Abrahams, Editors (2009) Geomorphology of Desert Environments (2nd ed.) Springer Science & Business Media ISBN 978-1402057182
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