sea caves
Wave-carved chambers
Sea caves are hollows carved into coastal cliffs by wave action, forming where rock is weak or fractured.
They range from shallow recesses to deep chambers, sometimes with multiple entrances or connections to blowholes above.
The sea caves along the coast are only accessible at low tide.
Some become famous tourist destinations for kayaking or swimming.
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
- rocky shorelineBoulder-covered coastal edge
- wave actionMotion of ocean swells
- crashing wavesSurf hitting the shore
- blowholesMarine mammal respiratory openings
erosion · coastal erosion · abrasion · weathering · marine habitats · headlands · hydraulic pressure · arches · tidal pools · sacred spaces · grottos · seabirds · coastline · folklore · kayak tour · rock formations · tunnels · bioluminescence
- Irish CoastWild Atlantic Way, Connemara, Beara Peninsula, coastal cliffs, headlands
- cavescave, cavern, caverns, grotto, grottos
- European natureAlps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Balkans, Mediterranean
- Mediterranean Seabluefin tuna, sardines, anchovies, grouper, dolphins
- coastlineshoreline, seashore, cliffs, coves, cove
- coastscliffs, shoreline, sandy shore, coves, bays
geological feature type
sea cavessea stacks
Isolated coastal rock formations
sea cliffs · hoodoos · natural arches · mesas · buttes