A badlands (also badland) is a type of dry where softer sedimentary rocks and -rich have been extensively by and . It can resemble , a terrain of volcanic rock. , , , and other such forms are common in badlands. They are often difficult to navigate by foot. Badlands often have a spectacular color display that alternates from dark black/blue coal stria to bright clays to red .Moncler Online

 Features

The term badlands represents a in North America. The called the topography "Makhó?i?a", literally bad land, while French trappers called it "les mauvaises terres à traverser" – "the bad lands to cross". The Spanish called it tierra baldía("waste land") and cárcava ("gully"). The term badlands is also apt: badlands contain steep slopes, loose dry soil, slick clay, and deep sand, all of which impede travel and other uses. Badlands form in semi-arid or arid regions with infrequent but intense rain-showers, sparse vegetation, and soft sediments: a recipe for massive erosion. Some of the most famous beds are found in badlands, where erosion rapidly exposes the layers and the scant cover of makes and fossil hunting relatively easy.Moncler Jakker

are also exposed in some badlands, so historically, coal mining districts have developed in badlands areas. An example of this is the district of the in , where the historical site preserves the last of 139 mines that operated in the badlands.

 Locations

Some of the best-known badland formations can be found in the and . In the U.S., in , in and in together form a series of extensive badland formations. Another popular area of badland formations is in the of northwestern . in Colorado and Utah are also badlands settings. A small badland called is present in , . Additional badlands also exist in various places throughout southwest Wyoming, such as near and in the near the towns of and , near the high .Discount Moncler Jakker 

The in , Canada, gained notoriety as a hideout for . There is a large badland area in , Canada, particularly in the valley of the where is located as well as in where The is located.

A well-known badlands formation in , the – formed by the erosion of the of an old alluvial fan – are located at the head of a small valley near the southern tip of the .Moncler ned Frakker Kvinder

The near , is an example in Europe.

Although most badland scenery is natural, there are some examples produced by mining, such as the of in northern . An example of badlands produced by is the in , .Kb Moncler