forelands

The ice is generally thinner and is slower to form off the smaller forelands.

Qaanaaq climate change case study 2009

Another, albeit minor, feature of cape landscapes are scattered outcrops of Precambrian granite, especially along the West Coast forelands.

Montane fynbos and renosterveld 2008

Fynbos thrives in several locations in this ecoregion: on leached, aeolian sands of the coastal forelands and on the nutritionally imbalanced coastal dune and limestone sands of the coastal margin.

Lowland fynbos and renosterveld 2008

There is a wide range of glacial phenomena and structures: valley, mountain and cirque glaciers, ribs and crevasses and glacial depositional features such as moraines and glacier forelands.

Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn, Switzerland 2008

They are also important migratory routes for fauna and flora and provide opportunities for exchange between the biotas of the coastal forelands and interior basins.

Lowland fynbos and renosterveld 2008

Faulting associated with the break up of Gondwanaland exposed this ancient layer, as evident on the West Coast forelands where Malmesbury shales predominate.

Montane fynbos and renosterveld 2008

The forelands along the West Coast are influenced by the cold Benguela Current and are prone to fog.

Lowland fynbos and renosterveld 2008

Today, trees are very rare in pristine Cape landscapes and true forests occupy a mere 3,850 km2, mostly in moist, fire-protected sites on the southern coastal forelands and lower mountain slopes.

Biological diversity in the Cape Floristic Region 2008

Faulting associated with the break up of Gondwanaland has exposed this ancient floor, notably on the West Coast forelands where Malmesbury shales predominate.

Lowland fynbos and renosterveld 2008

After you go through via the Feather Route, you come out on an elevated plateau not unlike some of the other significant piedmont forelands further south, such as Grass Valley, Big Oak Flat, etc.

A Second Look at USHCN Classification « Climate Audit 2007