African Surface

The African Surface or African Erosion Surface is a land surface formed by erosion covering large swathes of Africa.[1] The type area of the surface lies in South Africa where the surface was first identified as such by Lester Charles King in the mid-20th century.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Burke, Kevin; Gunnell, Yanni (2008). The African Erosion Surface: A Continental-Scale Synthesis of Geomorphology, Tectonics, and Environmental Change over the Past 180 Million Years. The Geological Society of America. pp. 6–7. ISBN 978-0-8137-1201-7.
  2. ↑ Burke, Kevin; Gunnell, Yanni (2008). The African Erosion Surface: A Continental-Scale Synthesis of Geomorphology, Tectonics, and Environmental Change over the Past 180 Million Years. The Geological Society of America. pp. 13–14. ISBN 978-0-8137-1201-7.
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