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Landform
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A '''landform''' comprises a
geomorphology geomorphological unit. Landforms are categorised by characteristics such as elevation, slope, orientation, stratification, rock exposure, and soil type. Landforms by name include berms, mounds, hills, cliffs, valleys, and so forth.
Oceans and
continents exemplify highest-order landforms.
A number of factors, ranging from
plate tectonics to
erosion and
deposition (geology) deposition can generate and affect landforms.
biology Biological factors can also influence landforms—see for example the role of plants in the development of
dune systems and
salt marshes, and the work of
corals and
algae in the formation of
reef coral reefs.
Many of the terms are not restricted to refer to features of the planet
Earth, and can be used to describe surface features of other planets and similar objects in the
Universe.
List of landforms
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alas
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continent
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limestone pavement
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plain and
plateau
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rock formations
Slope landforms
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cliff
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cuesta
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dale
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dell (landform) dell
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escarpment
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glen
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gully
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hill
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knoll
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mountain
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ridge
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rock shelter
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scarp
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wiktionary:terrace terrace &
terracettes
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vale
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valley
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watershed
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kalpsland
Coastal and oceanic landforms
Image:Accreting coast Image6.png thumb|350px|Coastal and oceanic landforms.
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Natural arch arch
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barrier bar &
barrier island
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Headlands and bays bay &
gulf
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beach &
raised beach
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boondock
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Headlands and bays cape
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cave
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cliff
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coast
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coral reef
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cove
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river delta delta
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dune dune system
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estuary
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fjord
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Headlands and bays headland
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island,
islet,
island arc,
archipelago &
atoll
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lagoon
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machair
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ocean
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Mid-ocean ridge Ocean ridge &
oceanic trench
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peninsula
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ria
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salt marsh
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sea
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Sound (geography) sound
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spit (landform) spit
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stack (geology) stack &
stump
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tombolo
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wave cut platform
Fluvial landforms
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bar (landform) bar
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drainage basin basin
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beach
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cave
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cliff
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gully
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island
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lake
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levee
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marsh
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meander
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oasis
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ox-bow lake
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swimming pool pool
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riffle
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river
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spring (water) spring
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stream
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stream terrace
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swamp
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valley and
vale
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waterfall
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watershed
Mountain and glacial landforms
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Arete (landform) arête
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cirque (landform) cirque
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crevasse
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cwm
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dirt cone
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drumlin
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drumlin field
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esker
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fjord
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glacial valley
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glacial horn
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glacier
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hanging valley
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kame
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kame delta
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kettle (geology) kettle
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moraine
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mountain &
mountain range
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outwash fan and
outwash plain
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pingo
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stream terrace
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valley
Volcanic landforms
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Caldera
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volcanic cone#cinder cone Cinder cone
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Geyser
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lava dome
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lava flow &
lava plain
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Mid-ocean ridge
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Oceanic trench
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Vent
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Volcanic island
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Volcano,
shield volcano &
composite volcano (or
stratovolcano)
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Butte
Erosion landforms
Landforms produced by erosion and weathering usually occur in coastal or fluvial environments, and many appear above under those headings. Some other erosion landforms that do not fall into the above categories include:
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canyon
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cave
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lavaka
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limestone pavement
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tea table
*Deposition landform -- landforms produced by deposition of load or sediment (usually coastal or fluvial).
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Eolian landform - landforms produced by
wind weathering.
See also
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topography
External links
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Landform Design
Category:Landforms
Category:Geomorphology
ca:Accident geogràfic
cs:Povrchový tvar
da:Geologiske formationer
de:Geländeform
ja:地形
pl:Formy terenu
pt:Acidente geográfico
tl:Lupa
zh:地形
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