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Cuesta

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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a name of Spanish origin used in New Mexico for low ridges of steep descent on one side and gentle slope on the other. It has been proposed as a term for the land form which consists of the two elements of a steep scarp or "strike" face, and an inclined plain or gentle "dip" slope.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cuesta'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/cuesta.html. 1910.
 
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