Badland (English spelling)

Japanese: バッドランド（英語表記）badland

A landform formed by many deep clefts on the surface of the earth, which consists of unconsolidated clay, mud, and weathered layers of granite. Also called badlands. It is called badlands because it has many sawtooth ridges and is inconvenient to travel to. It is often found in arid regions with little vegetation, but in Japan, it can be found on a small scale in granite areas such as the Chugoku region and the Seto Inland Sea.

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Japanese:

非固結の粘土，泥，花崗岩の風化層などから成る地表に，多くの雨裂が深く刻まれて形成された地形。悪地地形ともいう。のこぎり状の尾根が多く，交通に不便なことからバッドランドと呼ばれる。多くは植生の乏しい乾燥地域にみられるが，日本でも小規模ながら中国地方，瀬戸内などの花崗岩地域などにみられる。

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