Hard rock such as chalk is more resistant to the processes of erosion. When the softer rock is eroded inwards, the hard rock sticks out into the sea, forming a headland. A wave-cut platform is ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Cliffs close cliffA vertical rock face. along the coastline do not erode at the same pace. A cliff is a steep rock ...

The concept of the locus of fabric instability explains in a rational manner negative feedback between stress and erosion. To visualize the stress field within the landforms we performed numerical ...

Grounded ice sheets move sediment around as they grow and shrink, creating erosional and depositional landforms from which scientists can reconstruct a region's glacial past. "When the ice is ...

They are characterized by spectacular red cliffs and a range of erosional landforms, including dramatic natural pillars, towers, ravines, valleys and waterfalls. These rugged landscapes have helped to ...

Prior studies of satellite data from Mars had identified erosional landforms called fluvial ridges as being possible candidates for ancient river deposits. Using data collected by the Curiosity ...