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* See [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_(geography)#List_of_some_well-known_capes List of Well Known Capes (wiki)]] | * See [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_(geography)#List_of_some_well-known_capes List of Well Known Capes (wiki)]] | ||
=== canyon === | === canyon === | ||
* a "cleft" or opening with steep cliff walls on either side | |||
* canyons are usually formed by erosion from rivers | |||
** but can also be formed by general "weathering", which is breakdown of rocks and soil from contact with water, the atmosphere, and organisms | |||
*** weathering is not erosion, which is specifically the transport or movement of rocks and soil by water | |||
* also called a '''gorge''' | |||
[[File:Subway Zion1.JPG|thumb|The Subway, a slot canyon within the Kolob Terrace section]] | |||
* '''narrows''' or '''slot canyon''' is a very narrow canyon and can extend for some distance | |||
** see "The Subway," a slot canyon in Zion National Park, Utah | |||
=== continent === | === continent === | ||
* largest continuous unit of a land form or land mass | * largest continuous unit of a land form or land mass | ||
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*** Bosporus Strait (at Constantinople, Turkey) | *** Bosporus Strait (at Constantinople, Turkey) | ||
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=== gorge === | |||
* another name for '''canyon''' (see above) | |||
=== hill === | === hill === | ||
=== island === | === island === | ||