A cliff, also called a bluff or rock face, is an area of rock with a steep, near vertical to vertical face, shaped by the combined action of weathering, erosion and gravity. Cliffs are common on coastlines, in mountainous terrain, along escarpments and beside rivers, and they tend to form in rock resistant enough to hold a steep face, including sedimentary rock such as sandstone, limestone, chalk and dolomite as well as igneous rock such as granite and basalt.
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In Discipline: Geomorphology, Lead paragraph
In geography and geology, a cliff or bluff or rock face is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical
Caused By: Erosion, Lead section (caused-by Erosion)
Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity.
Caused By: Weathering, Lead section (caused-by Weathering)
Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity.
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