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Truncated spur – Ridge that descends towards a valley floor or coastline that is cut short; Tor – Large, free-standing rock outcrop on a gentle hill summit; Valley – Low area between hills, often with a river running through it; Wave-cut platform – Narrow flat area created by erosion; Wind gap – Topographic gap made by a former waterway
A A-grade Also aid climbing grade. The technical difficulty grading system for aid climbing (both for "original" and an adapted version for "new wave"), which goes: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and up to A6 (for "new wave"). See C-grade. Abalakov thread Abalakov thread Also V-thread. A type of anchor used in abseiling especially in winter and in ice climbing. ABD Also assisted braking device. A term ...
Block: Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river. [1] [2] Cascade: Water descends a series of rock steps. [1] [2] Segmented: Distinctly separate flows of water form as it descends. [1] Tiered: Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls. [1] Punchbowl: Water descends in a constricted form and then spreads out in a wider pool. [1]
Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None (German: Also sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen), also translated as Thus Spake Zarathustra, is a work of philosophical fiction written by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche; it was published in four volumes between 1883 and 1885.
It descends to Cyclamen lake via a cataract and from there travels over another waterfall into nearby Spring lake. [2] [better source needed] After exiting Spring lake, Cliff Creek begins its steep descent southwestward to its confluence with the Middle Fork Kaweah river, over 6,000 feet below. Pinto Lake, a small pond in a large meadow, feeds ...
From here it descends towards Tralee Bay and the village of Camp. [6] The next few stages – Camp to Annascaul, via Inch Strand; Annascaul to Dingle, via Lispole; and Dingle to Dunquin, via Ventry – mainly follow minor roads and boreens. [7] The latter section of the stage between Dingle and Dunquin follows a cliff path around Slea Head. [8]
Table Mountain as seen from Lion's Head, with low-lying cloud cover over Cape Town Cape Town under the clouds. The main feature of Table Mountain is the level plateau approximately three kilometres (2 mi) from side to side, edged by steep cliffs.
Not all downslope winds are katabatic. For instance, winds such as the föhn and chinook are rain shadow winds where air driven upslope on the windward side of a mountain range drops its moisture and descends leeward drier and warmer.