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Figure 13.12.
The probable sequence of periglacial slope evolution at Walewice, central Poland.
From Dylik (1969a). Reproduced by permission of Łód ` Scientifi c Society.
13.5.3. Smoothing of Slopes
The overall fl attening of relief that is thought to have occurred under periglacial condi-
tions during the Pleistocene in the mid-latitudes is further illustrated by a second detailed
slope study from central Poland (Dylik, 1963).
The isolated hill of Gora Sw Malgorzata is situated in the axial part of the Warsaw-
Berlin pradolina (see Figure 13.11), and rises 20 m above the fl at bottom of the broad
