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Geological Formation

Rock Shelter

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

A rock shelter is a shallow, cave-like opening at the base of a bluff or cliff.

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Rock shelter (Wikipedia)
  • In Group: Caves and Cave Systems, Lead sentence
    A rock shelter (also rockhouse, crepuscular cave, bluff shelter, or abri) is a shallow cave-like opening at the base of a bluff or cliff.
  • In Discipline: Geomorphology, Lead sentence
    A rock shelter (also rockhouse, crepuscular cave, bluff shelter, or abri) is a shallow cave-like opening at the base of a bluff or cliff.
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