White Bluffs

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White Bluffs is a prominent series of pale, eroded cliffs and sedimentary formations along the Columbia River in Washington State, noted for their striking scenery and exposed Ice Age geology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cliff ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ
landform ⓘ
color pale ⓘ
composedOf gravel ⓘ
sand ⓘ
sedimentary rock ⓘ
silt ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
elevationRelativeTo rise steeply above the Columbia River ⓘ
environment semi-arid ⓘ
formedBy deposition of Ice Age flood sediments ⓘ
erosion ⓘ
fluvial processes ⓘ
geologicalAge Ice Age ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Pleistocene ⓘ
linked to: Pleistocene epoch
hasFeature badland-like topography ⓘ
exposed stratification ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
hasVegetation sparse shrub-steppe ⓘ
locatedIn Benton County, Washington ⓘ
Washington State ⓘ
linked to: Washington
locatedOnRiver Columbia River ⓘ
near Hanford Reach National Monument ⓘ
Richland, Washington ⓘ
notableFor eroded cliffs ⓘ
exposed Ice Age geology ⓘ
sedimentary formations ⓘ
striking scenery ⓘ
partOf Columbia Plateau ⓘ
Columbia River valley ⓘ
linked to: Columbia River

Hanford Reach area ⓘ
region south-central Washington ⓘ
linked to: Mid-Columbia region
subjectOf geological research on Ice Age floods ⓘ
landscape photography ⓘ
usedFor geological study ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
scenic viewing ⓘ

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