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

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SEA CLIFFS  

DEFINITION

  • A significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2013-02-18 14:18:09.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (SEA CLIFFS [01400b09-68a3-4e3e-b076-1687e30bed56,82613] - COASTAL LANDFORMS [c58320e6-3f1d-4c36-9bee-6bad73404c21,62739]);
  • 2013-03-29 11:01:03.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: A significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. language code: en);

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