geological features
Earth's natural structures
Geological features are the natural physical characteristics of Earth's surface and subsurface—mountains, valleys, canyons, plains, volcanoes, fault lines, caves, and rock formations.
The term appears in scientific contexts and travel writing alike: The park is known for its dramatic geological features.
Features can be large-scale like mountain ranges or small-scale like individual rock outcrops.
- volcanoesLava-emitting geological formations
- canyonsDeep, narrow valleys
- mountain rangesExtended series of peaks
- tectonic platesMobile crustal sections
- aquifersWater-bearing rock formations
deltas · river beds · eskers · drumlins · faults · beaches · calderas · lava flows · lava tubes · glacial valleys · caves · ocean trenches · continental shelf · cirques · stromatolites · hogbacks · subduction zones · rift valleys
- national parksYellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Everglades, Glacier National Park
- Western FrontierOld West, cowboy culture, ghost towns, frontier towns, pioneer trails
- landscape artlandscape painting, scenic views, riverscapes, waterscapes, coastal scenes
geological featuresbuilt environment
Human-created physical surroundings
architecture · infrastructure · urban development · buildings · cities
geological featuresclouds
Airborne water masses
temporary structures · atmospheric conditions · storms · seasonal changes · ice formations
geological featuresatmospheric conditions
State of the air
abstract concepts · oceanic currents · climate zones · ecosystems · biomes
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