A chine is a steep sided coastal gorge where a river flows to the sea, typically cut through soft eroding cliffs of sandstone or clay. The term is used in central southern England, notably in East Devon, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, to describe such features, and in Hampshire a chine is sometimes called a bunny. The word is also used in some Vancouver suburbs in Canada to describe similar features.
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In Discipline: Geomorphology, Lead paragraph
A chine ( ) is a steep-sided coastal gorge where a river flows to the sea through, typically, soft eroding cliffs of sandstone or clays
In Group: Gorges and Ravines, Lead paragraph
A chine ( ) is a steep-sided coastal gorge where a river flows to the sea through, typically, soft eroding cliffs of sandstone or clays.
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