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WAVE-CUT NOTCH [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Oceanography
DEF

A deep, narrow V-shaped cut or hollow formed by undercutting near the high-water mark along the base of a sea cliff.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Ciselure, découpure le long d'un littoral calcaire, due à la dissolution ou à la corrosion de la roche friable par la mer.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Oceanografía
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