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The world's largest aeolian cave?
What is the largest and longest eolian cave in the world, that is, formed by the wind-born sediments? -- Vyacheslav84 ( talk) 15:41, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
- What's an example of such a cave? ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 16:41, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
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Vyacheslav84 the link you provided sends us to a dab page. My guess is that you want to know about
Eolianite caves. If I am wrong please correct this.
MarnetteD|
Talk 17:34, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
- Cave#Corrasional_or_erosional mentions aeolian caves as Vyacheslav described them, but does not give any examples. The reference given there has little more but says "These [aeolian caves] are common in the arid regions of the American Southwest." -- Wrongfilter ( talk) 17:48, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
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Vyacheslav84 the link you provided sends us to a dab page. My guess is that you want to know about
Eolianite caves. If I am wrong please correct this.
MarnetteD|
Talk 17:34, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
- Aeolian processes "also spelled eolian, pertain to wind activity in the study of geology..."
- "Eolian caves are chambers scoured by wind action. They are common in desert areas where they are formed in massive sandstone cliffs. Wind sweeping around such a cavity erodes the walls, floor, and ceiling, resulting in a bottle-shaped chamber usually of greater diameter than the entrance. Eolian caves are rarely longer than a few tens of metres". britannica.com - Eolian cave
- Actual examples remain elusive. Alansplodge ( talk) 10:59, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
- Certainly not the largest, but here's an example:
Hole-in-the-Rock (Papago Park)
2603:6081:1C00:1187:A058:A9C7:56CB:C71F (
talk) 20:43, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
- Perhaps we need a
Category:aeolian caves?
Alansplodge (
talk) 10:49, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
- Yes, I want the largest and longest of these caves in the world. -- Vyacheslav84 ( talk) 11:24, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
- Perhaps we need a
Category:aeolian caves?
Alansplodge (
talk) 10:49, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
- Certainly not the largest, but here's an example:
Hole-in-the-Rock (Papago Park)
2603:6081:1C00:1187:A058:A9C7:56CB:C71F (
talk) 20:43, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
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June 10 Information
The world's largest aeolian cave?
What is the largest and longest eolian cave in the world, that is, formed by the wind-born sediments? -- Vyacheslav84 ( talk) 15:41, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
- What's an example of such a cave? ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 16:41, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
-
Vyacheslav84 the link you provided sends us to a dab page. My guess is that you want to know about
Eolianite caves. If I am wrong please correct this.
MarnetteD|
Talk 17:34, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
- Cave#Corrasional_or_erosional mentions aeolian caves as Vyacheslav described them, but does not give any examples. The reference given there has little more but says "These [aeolian caves] are common in the arid regions of the American Southwest." -- Wrongfilter ( talk) 17:48, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
-
Vyacheslav84 the link you provided sends us to a dab page. My guess is that you want to know about
Eolianite caves. If I am wrong please correct this.
MarnetteD|
Talk 17:34, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
- Aeolian processes "also spelled eolian, pertain to wind activity in the study of geology..."
- "Eolian caves are chambers scoured by wind action. They are common in desert areas where they are formed in massive sandstone cliffs. Wind sweeping around such a cavity erodes the walls, floor, and ceiling, resulting in a bottle-shaped chamber usually of greater diameter than the entrance. Eolian caves are rarely longer than a few tens of metres". britannica.com - Eolian cave
- Actual examples remain elusive. Alansplodge ( talk) 10:59, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
- Certainly not the largest, but here's an example:
Hole-in-the-Rock (Papago Park)
2603:6081:1C00:1187:A058:A9C7:56CB:C71F (
talk) 20:43, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
- Perhaps we need a
Category:aeolian caves?
Alansplodge (
talk) 10:49, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
- Yes, I want the largest and longest of these caves in the world. -- Vyacheslav84 ( talk) 11:24, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
- Perhaps we need a
Category:aeolian caves?
Alansplodge (
talk) 10:49, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
- Certainly not the largest, but here's an example:
Hole-in-the-Rock (Papago Park)
2603:6081:1C00:1187:A058:A9C7:56CB:C71F (
talk) 20:43, 11 June 2021 (UTC)