return {
  -- metadata
  name = "cold_desert_beach",

  -- nodes
  node_dust = "snow",
  node_top = "cold_desert_soil",
  depth_top = 2,
  node_filler = "shingle_beach_sand",
  depth_filler = 3,
  node_stone = nil,
  node_riverbed = nil,
  depth_riverbed = nil,

  -- liquids
  node_water_top = "ks_terrain:icesheet",
  depth_water_top = 1,
  node_water = nil,
  node_river_water = nil,
  node_cave_liquid = nil,

  -- dungeons
  node_dungeon = "dungeon_stone_brick",
  node_dungeon_alt = nil,
  node_dungeon_stair = nil,

  -- climate
  heat_point = 0,
  humidity_point = 15,

  -- y values
  y_min = -10,
  y_max = 5,
  vertical_blend = nil,
}