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Various cliffs in the Ak-Su Valley of Kyrgyzstan are high and steep. World's End, Horton Plains, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. It has a sheer drop of about 1,200 m. Various cliffs in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Hunan Province, China. The cliffs can get to around 300 m.
Europe's highest cliff, Troll Wall in Norway, a famous BASE jumping location for jumpers from around the world. At all geography and geology, a cliff or rock face is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity.
UNESCO - Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) Thierry Joffroy and Lassana Cissé, "Culture at a Crossroads: For Mali’s Bandiagara Escarpment, extraordinary geology and human genius have conspired to create one of the world’s great cultural landscapes. For the Dogon cliff-dwellers who live there, the future hangs in the balance."
But, sometimes we all need a reminder of the spectacular sights our world has to offer. ... Cliffs of Moher, Ireland (Europe) Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania (Africa)
The interspersed layers of softer volcanic tuff between the layers of basalt are differentially eroded, so forming, especially on the steep northern side of the islet, some of the richest bird cliffs in the world. The highest peak on the island is Knúkur at 560 metres above sea level. [3]
Cliffs of the United Kingdom (1 C) Cliffs of the United States (1 C, 13 P) V. Cliffs of Venezuela (1 P) This page was last edited on 3 January 2016, at 21:38 (UTC). ...
Cape Enniberg is a cliff located on the Island of Viðoy. At 754 metres (2,474 ft) high, it is one of the highest promontories in the world. [1] Enniberg is the northernmost point of the Faroe Islands. [1] At the southern foot of the nearby 844-metre-high (2,769 ft) mountain, Villingadalsfjall, lies the town of Viðareiði. In summer, boat ...
Cliffs along California’s northernmost coast have been eroding faster than the more populated bluffs of Southern California — one of many conclusions highlighted in a new map and study that ...