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The swirl bowl of The Wave, Coyote Buttes North

Fig. 1The swirl bowl of The Wave, Coyote Buttes North

Photo: BLMUtah · Public domain

Landform

A Navajo sandstone swirl bowl on the Arizona Paria Plateau — Coyote Buttes North, not White Pocket and not a Utah leftover.

Field note

The beds curve like a current frozen in place. A BLM lottery permit is required for Coyote Buttes North. This is The Wave in Arizona, not White Pocket and not a Utah plate.

The Wave is a Navajo sandstone swirl bowl in Coyote Buttes North on the Arizona Paria Plateau. Beds curve like a current frozen in place. A BLM lottery permit is required. This plate is the Arizona bowl, not White Pocket and not a Utah leftover.

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