exposure, and soil type. Landforms organized by the processes that create them. Aeolian landform – Landforms produced by action of the winds include: Dry...
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oceans exemplify the highest-order landforms.[citation needed] Landform elements are parts of a high-order landforms that can be further identified and...
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a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop Yazoo stream – Hydrologic term Glossary_of_landforms Glossary_of_landforms#Fluvial_landforms...
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Karst (redirect from Karst landforms)
glaciated during the cold periods of the Pleistocene Glossary of landforms Speleology – Science of cave and karst systems Subterranean river – River that...
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External links Geology portal Outline of geology Index of geology articles Glossary of geography terms Glossary of landforms Kurtz, Jean-Paul, ed. (2007-05-08)...
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Glacial landforms are landforms created by the action of glaciers. Most of today's glacial landforms were created by the movement of large ice sheets during...
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Plain (redirect from Plain (landform))
uplands. Plains are one of the major landforms on earth, being present on all continents and covering more than one-third of the world's land area. Plains...
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Landmass (redirect from Landmasses of the Earth)
Continent Boundaries between the continents of Earth Island List of islands by area Landform Glossary of landforms Mainland Supercontinent Pangaea The United...
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geology of English counties List of geologists – List of Wikipedia articles on notable geologists List of individual rocks Glossary of landforms List of minerals –...
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Alluvial plain (category Fluvial landforms)
changes in elevation) yet with a constant but slight slope. The Glossary of Landform and Geologic Terms, maintained by the United States National Cooperative...
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and streamsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Glossary of landforms Lists of bodies of water Port – Maritime facility where ships may...
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This glossary of geography terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in geography and related fields, including Earth science, oceanography...
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Col (redirect from Notch (landform))
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Col. Illustrated Glossary of Alpine Mountain Landforms: Col. Retrieved 16 August 2015....
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Oceanic trench (redirect from List of oceanic trenches)
world Oceans portal Glossary of landforms List of submarine topographical features Mid-ocean ridge Physical oceanography Ring of Fire Rowley 2002. Stern...
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Tableland (redirect from Table (landform))
A tableland is an area containing elevated landforms characterized by a distinct, flat, nearly level, or gently undulating surface. They often exhibit...
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collection of landforms which define a general geomorphologic form or setting, e.g. a mountain range, valley, plain, coast, etc. Landforms within a landscape...
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Oceanic plateau (category Coastal and oceanic landforms)
Yermak Plateau (Arctic) Oceans portal Abyssal plain Bathymetry Glossary of landforms Ocean bank IHO 2013, pp. 2–12 Harris et al. 2014, Plateaus (Supplementary...
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This glossary of nautical terms is an alphabetical listing of terms and expressions connected with ships, shipping, seamanship and navigation on water...
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ongoing debate on the generation of giant slides and their relation to Northern Hemisphere Glaciation. Glossary of landforms Megatsunami Olistostrome Physical...
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parts of the southern Tyrol." A Hoodoo is another type of earth pillar. Examples of earth pillars are Awa Sand Pillars and Đavolja Varoš. Glossary of geology...
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Valley (redirect from Hollow (landform))
NPS.gov, University of Wisconsin UWSP.edu, Glossary of Alpine Glacial Landforms "BGU.ac.il" (PDF)., SAR interferometry (analysis of valley forms in Fig...
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Shoal (redirect from Bar (landform))
Shoals can appear as a coastal landform in the sea, where they are classified as a type of ocean bank, or as fluvial landforms in rivers, streams, and lakes...
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consist of relict and largely uneroded lava fields exhibiting recognizable lava flows, volcanic cones, and other volcanic landforms. This type of volcanic...
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This glossary of viticultural terms list some of terms and definitions involved in growing grapes for use in winemaking. Contents: Top 0–9 A B C D E...
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Butte (category Erosion landforms)
larger landform. Due to their distinctive shapes, buttes are frequently landmarks in plains and mountainous areas. To differentiate the two landforms, geographers...
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Mesa (category Erosion landforms)
mountains have been used to describe local flat-topped mountains. Similar landforms in Australia are known as tablehills, table-top hills, tent hills, or...
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Terracette (category Slope landforms)
Geology and Ground Water of Yuma County, Co. U. S. Geological Survey. 1964. p. J49. Retrieved 14 December 2019. Glossary of Landform and Geologic Terms (PDF)...
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This glossary of chemistry terms is a list of terms and definitions relevant to chemistry, including chemical laws, diagrams and formulae, laboratory tools...
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Cuesta (category Slope landforms)
strike of the beds. Cuestas, homoclinal ridges, and hogbacks comprise a sequence of landforms that form a gradational continuum. These landforms differ...
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Flatiron (geomorphology) (category Slope landforms)
The Flatirons near Boulder, Colorado, is both an example of these landforms and the source of their name. Other well-developed flatirons are found in the...
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