Swell (geology)

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A swell in geology is a domed area of considerable areal extent.[1]

According to Leser, it is also called a

hydric geology. It may be as small as a rock formation in a river or may assume continental scale.[2]

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  2. ^ Leser, Hartmut (ed.). Wörterbuch Allgemeine Geographie, Munich: dtv, 2005, p. 822.