A chink is a regional term used in Central Asia for a steep chalk or limestone escarpment or cliff, reaching heights of up to 350 meters and often forming the edge of a flat topped elevation. Chinks form through denudation and abrasion during the regressions of the Caspian and Aral seas, and can also result from tectonic uplift, typically where a layer of hard rock overlies softer rock beneath it; they are most commonly found on the Mangyshlak Peninsula and the Ustyurt Plateau.
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In Discipline: Geomorphology, Lead paragraph
Chink (Russian: Чинк) is a regional term in Central Asia for steep chalk and limestone escarpments and cliffs of heights up to 350 m, often around flat-top elevations
In Group: Mesas, Cuestas and Tablelands, Lead sentence
Chink (Russian: Чинк) is a regional term in Central Asia for steep chalk and limestone escarpments and cliffs of heights up to 350 m, often around flat-top elevations.
Caused By: Orogeny, Lead sentence
Chinks may also result from tectonic uplifts.
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