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Ključ, as seen from the south. The fortress complex was nested above the left bank of the Sana, on a steep rugged cliff at an altitude of 521 m, at the place where the Sana enters the narrow gorge between cliffs of Breščica (528 m) and Ljubinska (656 m), in a naturally extremely well defended position.
Cherney Maribel Caves consists of eleven caves along a rugged cliff line that runs parallel with the West Twin River. Maribel New Hope Cave, Tartarus Cave, Sinkhole Cave and Split Rock Cave are all established gated caves that need guides to visit the entire caves, they are gated due to past vandalism to the Speleothems and protect the current ...
Escarpment – Steep slope or cliff separating two relatively level regions (scarp) Esker – Long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel associated with former glaciers; Estuary – Partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water; Exhumed river channel – Ridge of sandstone that remains when the softer flood plain mudstone is eroded away
The rugged cliff face supports diverse flora mainly due to the nature of the rock formations. Species found lower down are sea pink or thrift ( Armeria maritima ), common scurvygrass ( Cochlearia officinalis ), sea campion ( Silene uniflora ), sea spleenwort ( Asplenium marinum ), rock samphire ( Crithmum maritimum ) and the rare rock sea ...
Also amphidrome and tidal node. A geographical location where there is little or no tide, i.e. where the tidal amplitude is zero or nearly zero because the height of sea level does not differ significantly at high tide and low tide, and around which a tidal crest circulates once per tidal period (approximately every 12 hours). The tidal amplitude increases, though not uniformly, with distance ...
Rocks formations and the Dedo de Deus (God's Finger) peak in the background, Serra dos Órgãos National Park, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil Raouché or Pigeons' Rock in Beirut, Lebanon Druid Arch, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, US View of Meteora, Greece Rock formations in Ongamira Valley, Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina Belogradchik Rocks, Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria "Jaws", an erosional fin ...
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A steep cliff face or slope terminating an elevated surface of low relief, [4] formed either because of faulting or by the erosion of inclined rock strata. [5] schrund See bergschrund. scroll 1. A narrow stretch of floodplain added to the outer end and downstream side of spurs between enclosed meanders on a river. [4] 2.