Arid Plateau-Plains as Features of Eolic Erosion

Of all geographic features peculiar to arid areas plateau-plains have long remained explicable. They stand out prominently among the many geologic phenomena of deserts which have been either greatly misinterpreted or not interpreted at all. For such conspicuous and common objects of landscape they strangely enough have attracted small critical notice from travelers. Hill is almost alone in giving them especial mention and a name