Landform
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A landform is a word that describes a form of land. Each type of landform is defined by its size, shape, location, and what it is made of.
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[edit] List of landforms
[edit] Slope landforms
- alas
- bluff
- cliff
- cuesta
- dale
- dell
- escarpment (scarp)
- glen
- gully
- hill
- knoll
- mountain
- plain
- plateau
- ravine
- ridge
- rock shelter
- terrace & terracettes
- vale
- valley
- valley shoulder
[edit] Coastal and oceanic landforms
- arch
- confluence
- barrier bar & barrier island
- bay & gulf
- headwaters
- beach & raised beach
- beach ridge
- bight
- boondock
- cape
- cave
- cliff
- coast
- coral reef
- cove
- delta
- dune system
- estuary
- fjord
- headland
- isthmus
- island, islet, island arc, archipelago & atoll
- lagoon
- machair
- meadow
- notch
- ocean
- Ocean ridge & oceanic trench
- peninsula
- ria
- salt marsh
- sea
- sound
- spit
- stack & stump
- tombolo
- wave cut platform
[edit] Fluvial landforms
Landforms that are related to flowing water.
- ait
- anabranch
- arroyo
- bar
- bayou
- Carolina Bay
- basin
- beach
- cave
- cliff
- gully
- island
- lake
- levee
- marsh
- meander
- oasis
- ox-bow lake
- pond
- pool
- riffle
- river
- spring
- stream
- stream terrace
- swamp
- valley and vale
- waterfall
- watershed
[edit] Mountain and glacial landforms
- arête
- cirque
- crevasse
- corrie or cwm
- dirt cone
- drumlin
- drumlin field
- esker
- fjord
- U-shaped valley
- glacial horn
- glacier
- hanging valley
- inselberg
- kame
- kame delta
- kettle
- moraine
- mountain & mountain range
- outwash fan and outwash plain
- pingo
- stream terrace
- summit
- tunnel valley
- valley
[edit] Volcanic landforms
- Caldera
- Cinder cone
- Geyser
- lava dome
- lava flow & lava plain
- Mid-ocean ridge
- Oceanic trench
- Vent
- Volcanic island
- Volcano, shield volcano & composite volcano (or stratovolcano)
- Butte
[edit] Erosion landforms
Landforms made by erosion and weathering usually occur in coastal or fluvial areas, and many are listed under those headings. Some other erosion landforms that are not listed in those categories include:
- Deposition landform -- landforms produced by deposition of load or sediment (usually coastal or fluvial).
- Eolian landform - landforms produced by wind weathering.
