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Badlands National Park in South Dakota consists of more than 242,000 acres of land. Dramatic landscapes including rock formations, steep canyons, towering spires and prairie grass are home to Bison, bighorn sheep and prairie dogs. Erosion has revealed sedimentary layers of purple and yellow (shale), tan and gray (sand and gravel), red and orange (iron oxides) and white (volcanic ash). It was designated a National Monument in 1939 and re-designated a National Park in 1978.
The rocky hill in a desolated area at sunrise in Badlands, South Dakota
Vibrant coloes of Badlands Formations in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
The scenery of Badlands National Park before a summer storm, South Dakota
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A picture taken at Badlands National Park, with a car driving and a trail of dust behind it
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Rock formations in The Badlands
A recent rain brings out the colors of the various layers of rock in the South Dakota Badlands.
Vibrant sunrise over Panorama Point's beautiful geological rock formations in Badlands National Park in South Dakota USA
Badlands are a particular type of rock formation found in arid regions around the world. These formations require poorly consolidated rock and infrequent but torrential rain. The soft rock allows large quantities of water to channel down gullies, carrying away sediment. Bentonite clay within these formations can swell up with moisture. As the clay dries it shrinks and cracks, creating a surface resembling the skin of an elephant. Beneath the surface, an intricate maze of natural pipes and spaces form within the badlands. This hidden plumbing appears on the face of the badlands as dimples, sinks, slumps and seeps. As erosion continues, new features including caves and natural bridges can form. Badlands often take on varied colors giving the formations a banded appearance. These colorful badland formations were at Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook, Arizona, USA.
Atop a Yellow Mound Overlook in Badlands National Park you can view a road going through the unique landscape that is comparable to a desert, moon, space rock.
Landscape of the rock strata inside Badlands National Park near Rapid City, South Dakota, United States of America (USA).
Vibrant coloes of Badlands Formations in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
Badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park at sunset in Alberta, Canada.
The rugged and stark beauty of Badlands National Park is from eroded geologic deposits, formed over 75 million years.
Dinosaur Provincial Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Alberta, Canada. The Alberta badlands is well known for being one of the richest dinosaur fossil locales in the world.
Vista Near Panorama Point in Badlands National Park in South Dakota
Panorama from Homestead Overlook, Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA showing the badlands transitioning into mixed grass prairie.
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Painted Desert, Arizona, USA: parallel strata with intense colors - red, yellow and gray colored bands of the Triassic Chinle Formation - photo by M.Torres
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Vibrant coloes of Badlands Formations in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
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Vibrant sunrise over the beautiful geological rock formations around Big Badlands Overlook in Badlands National Park in South Dakota USA
Colorful hills and rock formations on the background of green field, under a blue sky in Badlands National Park, South Dakota,USA
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