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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)]]


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=== 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 ===