The paleic surface, also spelled palaeic surface, is an erosion surface of gentle slopes found in South Norway. Parts of it continue eastward into the Sub-Cambrian peneplain and the Muddus plains and it is considered equivalent to the strandflat coastal plains of Norway; Hardangervidda, a particularly flat and elevated part of the paleic surface, formed at sea level during the Miocene.
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In Discipline: Geomorphology, Lead paragraph
The paleic surface or palaeic surface (Norwegian: paleiske overflaten, from Ancient Greek palaios 'old') is an erosion surface of gentle slopes that exist in South Norway.
Caused By: Erosion, Lead paragraph
The paleic surface or palaeic surface (Norwegian: paleiske overflaten, from Ancient Greek palaios 'old') is an erosion surface of gentle slopes that exist in South Norway.
In Group: Peneplains and Erosion Surfaces, Lead sentence
The paleic surface or palaeic surface (Norwegian: paleiske overflaten, from Ancient Greek palaios 'old') is an erosion surface of gentle slopes that exist in South Norway.
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