Desert landforms are result of various factors including tectonic activities. A view of Sam sand dunes, Jaisalmer.
Abstract: Deserts are diverse in nature and found on almost all latitudes. Landforms in desert have evolved through long periods of time and have been created by erosional and depositional processes of the present as well as the past climatic domains.
The author is Director General (Retd.), Geological Survey of India. wadhawansk.leo@gmail.com. The article should be cited as Wadhawan S.K., 2019. Desert landforms, Geography and You; 19(17): 22-27
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