- Look up
scarp or
scarps in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Scarp may
refer to: Cliff, a
significant vertical, or near vertical, rock
exposure Escarpment...
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change in
elevation caused by
coastal erosion at the base of the plateau.
Scarps are
generally formed by one of two processes:
either by
differential erosion...
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distinguish between fault scarps and fault-line
scarps. The
Teton Range in
Wyoming is an
example of an
active fault scarp. The
dramatic topography of...
- resumes.
Scarps may
retreat for tens of
kilometers in this way over
relatively short geological time spans, even in arid locations. A
scarp is a line...
- The
Darling Scarp (Nyungar:
Katta Moorda), also
referred to as the
Darling Range or
Darling Ranges, is a low
escarpment running north–south to the east...
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Gingin scarp is a
scarp that lies to the west of the
Darling Scarp in
Western Australia, with the
Dandaragan plateau formed between the two
scarps. At the...
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Scarp (Scottish Gaelic: An Sgarp) is an
uninhabited island in the
Outer Hebrides of Scotland, west of
Hushinish on Harris. Once inhabited, the island...
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related tectonically to the
Manihiki scarp somewhat to its north. To the
south it
splits into west and east
scarps that have been
intercepted by the Louisville...
- The Cody
Scarp or Cody
Escarpment is
located in
north and
north central Florida United States. It is a
relict scarp and
ancient persistent topographical...
- A
cuesta (Spanish for 'slope') is a hill or
ridge with a
gentle slope on one side, and a
steep slope on the other. In geology, the term is more specifically...
