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English: (taken verbatim from USGS caption): Coalescing shallow landslides initiated on steep hillsides in soils developed over bedrock of Tacagua Formation. Shallow slides initiated on concave or planar slopes coalesced with other slides as they traveled into channels. Transmission tower, 30 m high, (upper right) for scale.
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Source United States Geological Survey Open File Report 01-0144. Plate 1 from "Debris-flow and flooding hazards associated with the December 1999 storm in coastal Venezuela and strategies for mitigation": http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/ofr-01-0144/, Figure 7: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/ofr-01-0144/Venezuela/image015.jpg
Author Wieczorek, G.F., Larsen, M.C., Eaton, L.S., Morgan, B.A. and Blair, J. L.

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This image is in the public domain in the United States because it only contains materials that originally came from the United States Geological Survey, an agency of the United States Department of the Interior. For more information, see the official USGS copyright policy.

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