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In 1881, Adolf Sutro purchased 22 acres (8.9 ha) of undeveloped land south of Point Lobos (San Francisco) and north of Ocean Beach at the western edge of the city. It included a promontory overlooking the Pacific, with scenic views of the Marin Headlands, Mount Tamalpais, and the Golden Gate. Sutro built his mansion on a rocky ledge there ...
Qingshui Cliff, Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan averaging 800 m above Pacific Ocean. The tallest peak, Qingshui Mountain, rises 2,408 m directly from the Pacific Ocean. Theoprosopon, between Chekka and Selaata in north Lebanon jutting into the Mediterranean.
Given that a cliff does not need to be exactly vertical, there can be ambiguity about whether a given slope is a cliff or not and also about how much of a certain slope to count as a cliff. For example, given a truly vertical rock wall above a very steep slope, one could count just the rock wall or the combination.
Cliff height, the strength of the rock, wave action, the slope of the beach and the slope of the seafloor could all factor into a cliff's stability. How rainfall and groundwater seep into cracks ...
Water Blow is located in the ITDC district where large waves of sea water from the Indian Ocean continually crash against the jagged limestone edges of a cliff. The water blow is the outcome of the narrowing crag below the cliff face that channels irregular surges of water that can reach several meters high, up to 30 meters high from its base following strong currents.
The following is a list of marine ecoregions, as defined by the WWF and The Nature Conservancy. The WWF/Nature Conservancy scheme groups the individual ecoregions into 12 marine realms, which represent the broad latitudinal divisions of polar, temperate, and tropical seas, with subdivisions based on ocean basins.
The waves attacking the cliff-foot form a wave-cut notch by constant abrasion action producing an overhang. This overhang grows in size as the cliff is undercut, until it collapses under its own weight. The loose debris that has broken off is gradually carried away from the area in front of the cliff by the action of the sea.
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