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A natural arch, also called a natural bridge or rock arch, is a landform in which an opening has formed beneath an arch of rock, most commonly where an inland cliff, a coastal cliff, a rock fin or a sea stack is worn away by erosion from the sea, a river, or ordinary weathering.

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