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patterned ground
a general term for any ground surface exhibiting a discernibly ordered, more or less symmetrical, morphological pattern of ground and, where present, vegetation.
Image
A photograph taken from the air reveals patterned ground surrounding thaw lakes in Alaskas Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Topic(s):
frozen ground or permafrost