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Buttes

Scope note

Use for erosional landforms that are carved from flat-lying sediment or rocks having resistant top layers and characterized as conspicuous, isolated flat-topped hills with relatively steep sides; smaller in extent than mesas.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30008744

Equivalent Terms used

butte

Created

12yrs ago

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