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Landscapes and Landforms of the Czech Republic
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SYSNO ASEP 0460827 Document Type M - Monograph Chapter R&D Document Type Monograph Chapter Title Žďárské Vrchy Highland - Geomorphological Landscape in the Top Part of the Bohemian-Moravian Highland with the Unique Crystalline Rocks Forms Author(s) Kirchner, Karel (UGN-S) RID, ORCID Number of authors 1 Source Title Landscapes and Landforms of the Czech Republic. - Cham : Springer, 2016 / Pánek T. ; Hradecký J. - ISSN 2213-2090 - ISBN 978-3-319-27536-9 Pages s. 221-231 Number of pages 10 s. Number of copy 300 Number of pages 422 Publication form Online - E Language eng - English Country CH - Switzerland Keywords rock forms ; metamorphic bedrock ; Žďárské vrchy Highland Subject RIV DE - Earth Magnetism, Geodesy, Geography OECD category Physical geography Institutional support UGN-S - RVO:68145535 UT WOS 000376577900019 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-27537-6_18 Annotation Žďárské vrchy Highland is built by metamorphic rocks and is situated in the upper part of Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. A typical feature of Žďárské vrchy is the occurrence of isolated groups of rocks or rock formations (walls, towers, small rock cities), which dominate on flat upland ridges. These ridges are separated by open valleys with flat headwaters. Rock formations are limited by vertical walls and often significantly protrude above the surrounding landscape, occasionally reaching heights well above 30 m, although 15 m is the typical height value. The Žďárské vrchy Highland is a part of the Protected Landscape Area Žďárské vrchy and many rock formations were declared as natural monuments. Landforms of the Žďárské vrchy Highland have originated through polygenetic development since the Cretaceous and are in many ways unique within the highlands in the Hercynian Europe. Workplace Institute of Geonics Contact Lucie Gurková, lucie.gurkova@ugn.cas.cz, Tel.: 596 979 354 Year of Publishing 2017 Electronic address http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319275369
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