Alcove is the geological and geographic term for a steep sided hollow eroded into the face of an exposed cliff or rock wall of uniform rock, produced by weathering, erosion, dry granular flow and stress acting on the rock. Wind occurring in the mid to late summer can also steepen the edges of the hollow, contributing to the failure and shaping of sand deposits within it.
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In Discipline: Geomorphology, Lead paragraph
Alcove is the geographical and geological term for a steep-sided hollow in the side of an exposed rock face or cliff of a homogeneous rock type, that was water eroded
Caused By: Erosion, Lead paragraph
Alcove is the geographical and geological term for a steep-sided hollow in the side of an exposed rock face or cliff of a homogeneous rock type, that was water eroded
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