Formation

Of geology and object.   May also be referred to as geological formation.

(geology) the geological features of the earth.

This concept's ID is @1~49247

Shore

  • shore 5 facts

    The land along the edge of a body of water.

  • beach 2 facts

    An area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake.

Cave

  • cave 10 facts

    A geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface...

  • wall 0 facts

    A vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain).

Elevation

  • incline 11 facts

    An elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on...

  • elevation 7 facts

    A raised or elevated geological formation.

Chain

  • chain 57 facts

    A series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains...

  • massif 1 facts

    A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain r...

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  • depression 9 facts

    A sunken or depressed geological formation.

  • ice mass 5 facts

    A large mass of ice.

  • spring 3 facts

    A natural flow of ground water.

  • drop 2 facts

    A steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop".

  • Pillars of Hercules 2 facts

    The two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according...

  • ridge 2 facts

    A long narrow range of hills.

  • crater 2 facts

    A bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano.

  • vein 1 facts

    A layer of ore between layers of rock.

  • ridge 1 facts

    A long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean.

  • folium 0 facts

    A thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock.

  • relict 0 facts

    Geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have ...

  • foreshore 0 facts

    The part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark.

  • monocline 0 facts

    A geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction.

  • diapir 0 facts

    A domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more...

  • mouth 0 facts

    The point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; "New York is at the mouth of...

  • delta 0 facts

    A low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger...

  • aquifer 0 facts

    Underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc.

  • oceanfront 0 facts

    Land bordering an ocean.

  • water level 0 facts

    Underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains...

  • talus 0 facts

    A sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff.

  • lakefront 0 facts

    Land bordering a lake.