Very unstable terrain
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Very unstable terrain
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terrain units classified as being in Terrain Class V inthe coastal terrain stability classification, or as having a very high mass wasting hazardaccording to the Mass Wasting Hazard Assessment Key for interior sites. For these areasthere is a high likelihood that slope failures will follow harvesting or conventional roadbuilding. [Ministry of Forests -- Government of British Columbia]
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