A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet developed in limestone, dolomite or other carbonate strata, found along the Mediterranean coast. It forms as a steep-sided valley within karstic regions, cut either by fluvial erosion or by the collapse of a cave roof, later partly submerged by a rise in sea level.
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A calanque (French: [kalɑ̃k], "inlet"; Corsican: calanca, plural calanche or calanchi; Occitan: calanca, plural calancas) is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast
Caused By: Karstification, Lead paragraph
A calanque is a steep-sided valley formed within karstic regions either by fluvial erosion or the collapse of the roof of a cave that has been subsequently partially submerged by a rise in sea level.
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