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Landforms and geology
- CliffCliffIn geography and geology, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. Cliffs are usually...
, a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure - EscarpmentEscarpmentAn escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that occurs from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations.-Description and variants:...
, a steep slope or long cliff that occurs from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations - Scarp face, the surface of the steep slope of an escarpment
- Fault scarpFault scarpA fault scarp is the topographic expression of faulting attributed to the displacement of the land surface by movement along faults. They are exhibited either by differential movement and subsequent erosion along an old inactive geologic fault , or by a movement on a recent active fault...
, the topographic expression of faulting attributed to the displacement of the land surface by movement along faults
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- Scarp, ScotlandScarp, ScotlandScarp is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, west of Hushinish on Harris. Once inhabited, the island was the scene of unsuccessful experiments with rocket mail, since commemorated in two films.-Geography:...
, an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland - CounterscarpCounterscarpA scarp and a counterscarp are the inner and outer sides of a ditch used in fortifications. In permanent fortifications the scarp and counterscarp may be encased in stone...
and Scarp, the outer and inner sides of a ditch used in fortifications - SS-9 Scarp, the NATO reporting name for the R-36 ICBM