coastal cliffs
Ocean-facing rock walls
Coastal cliffs are steep rock faces where land meets sea, formed by wave erosion cutting into shorelines over time.
They range from modest bluffs to dramatic vertical walls hundreds of feet high: The coastal cliffs of Dover, Seabirds nest on the coastal cliffs.
The term emphasizes the maritime context—cliffs shaped and continually altered by ocean forces.
- promontoryElevated land jutting waterward
- undercuttingCharging less than rivals
- hiking trailsRecreational walking routes outdoors
- crashing wavesSurf hitting the shore
- basalt columnsPrismatic volcanic rock formations
escarpment · rocky shoreline · nesting sites · sea stack · abrasion · sea caves · cormorants · weathering · slumping · erosion · headland · white cliffs · crashing · sea spray · wave action · endemic species · chalk cliffs · scenic overlooks
- European natureAlps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Balkans, Mediterranean
- ItalyRome, Venice, Milan, Florence, Naples
- Cliffsbluff, crag, escarpment, precipice, scarp
- coastal featuresshore, beach, bay, cove, inlet
- coastal photosseascape, beach photos, ocean views, sandy beach, ocean horizon
- European LandformsAlps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Danube, Rhine
coastal cliffssandy beaches
Coastlines covered with granules
tidal flats · coastal plains · mudflats · sand dunes · estuaries
coastal cliffslowlands
Low-elevation flat terrain
valleys · depressions · basins · ocean depths · flatlands