ARTIFICIAL MOUNTAINS IN NORTH-EAST ESTONIA: MONUMENTAL DUMPS OF ASH AND SEMI-COKE
2005; Estonian Academy Publishers; Volume: 22; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3176/oil.2005.3.07
ISSN1736-7492
AutoresTaavi Pae, Aarne Luud, Mait Sepp,
Tópico(s)Landslides and related hazards
ResumoThe most distinguished landforms in East-Viru County, Estonia, apart from the Baltic Klint, are the artificial landforms 1 generated by mining and processing of oil shale.The data in scientific literature about the height of artificial mountains is poor and sometimes controversial.Ambiguous estimations exist regarding the highest mountain.In the present paper the height of the artificial landforms in North-East Estonia is investigated.Kohtla-Järve semi-coke mountain is found to be the highest artificial landform in the Baltic States.In addition, typology, history, and future of artificial mountains are studied.
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