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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > SEA CAVES

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SEA CAVES  

DEFINITION

  • A littoral cave, is a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea. The primary process involved is erosion. Sea caves are found throughout the world, actively forming along present coastlines and as relict sea caves on former coastlines.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2013-02-18 14:17:44.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (SEA CAVES [521f883e-18be-4f28-b5fe-c1f887b4233a,82611] - COASTAL LANDFORMS [c58320e6-3f1d-4c36-9bee-6bad73404c21,62739]);
  • 2013-03-29 11:00:22.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: A littoral cave, is a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea. The primary process involved is erosion. Sea caves are found throughout the world, actively forming along present coastlines and as relict sea caves on former coastlines. language code: en);

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