cliff faces
Sheer vertical drops
Cliff faces are the steep, exposed vertical surfaces of cliffs—the sheer rock walls that climbers scale or that plunge into the sea.
The term emphasizes the surface itself rather than the cliff as a whole: Nesting birds covered the cliff faces, The cliff face was too unstable to climb.
- cragSteep rugged outcrop
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- erosionGradual wearing away
seabirds · bird colonies · natural arches · stratification · weathering · wave action · overhang · vertical · outcrop · guano · nesting · sandstone formations · dizzying · handholds · rock climbing · free solo · exposed · geology
- CappadociaCappadocia, underground cities, cave dwellings, hot air balloons, rock formations
- habitatsforest, ocean, lake, river, pond
- seascapesseascape, seascapes, ocean view, coastal view, coastal scenes
- coastal geologysea caves, sea stacks, coves, headlands, promontories
- raptor habitatsaeries, eyries, nesting sites, rocky outcrop, rocky outcrops
- rock artcave paintings, petroglyphs, pictographs, rock art, rock carvings
terrain gradient/steepness
cliff facesgentle slopes
Gradual changes in elevation
plateaus · rolling hills · lowlands · flatlands · plains
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