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Steep slope or cliff separating two relatively level regions
An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that forms as a result of faulting or erosion and separates two relatively level areas having different elevations
Escarpment
Escarpment in Canada and the United States
Niagara Escarpment is an approximately 1,050-kilometre-long (650-mile) discontinuous, arc-shaped, but generally northward-facing escarpment, or cuesta
Niagara_Escarpment
The Zambezi Escarpment is a name used for the escarpments forming both sides of the rift valley or graben in which lie the middle Zambezi river and Lake
Zambezi_Escarpment
Topics referred to by the same term
A Great Escarpment is a major escarpment that typically runs parallel to the coast of a continent. It may refer to: Great Escarpment, Australia Great Escarpment
Great Escarpment (disambiguation)
Great_Escarpment_(disambiguation)
A list of escarpments follows below. It includes escarpments on all continents of the planet Earth. Also included are escarpments (often referred to as
List_of_escarpments
Escarpment in Dogon country of Mali
The Bandiagara Escarpment (Arabic: منحدرات باندياغارا الصخرية, French: falaise de Bandiagara) is a sandstone cliff in the Dogon country of Mali. It rises
Bandiagara_Escarpment
Major topographical feature in Africa
The Great Escarpment is a major topographical feature in Africa that consists of steep slopes from the high central Southern African plateau downward in
Great Escarpment, Southern Africa
Great_Escarpment,_Southern_Africa
2016 film by Mel Gibson
Battle of Okinawa, they are tasked with ascending and securing the Maeda Escarpment ("Hacksaw Ridge"). The battle begins with heavy losses on both sides.
Hacksaw_Ridge
Geologic feature in Kentucky
The Pottsville Escarpment is a resistant sandstone belt of cliffs and steep sided, narrow crested valleys in eastern Kentucky, USA. It features rock shelters
Pottsville_Escarpment
Protected area mostly in South West England
rolling hills that rise from the meadows of the upper River Thames to an escarpment above the Severn Valley and the Vale of Evesham. The area is defined by
Cotswolds
The Knobstone Escarpment is a rugged geologic region in Southern Indiana. Physically, the Knobstone Escarpment is the most rugged terrain in Indiana. The
Knobstone_Escarpment
Mountain in New York, United States
The Helderberg Escarpment, also known as the Helderberg Mountains, is an escarpment in eastern New York, United States, roughly 11 miles (18 km) west of
Helderberg_Escarpment
Geological formation
The Great Escarpment in Brazil is a major geological formation that runs along much of the eastern coast of Brazil south of the city of Salvador. The escarpment
Great_Escarpment,_Brazil
Mediterranean undersea geological feature
The Malta Escarpment is a prominent undersea geological feature of the Mediterranean Sea that runs southwards from the eastern coasts from Sicily and Malta
Malta_Escarpment
Mountain range in New York, U.S.
The Catskill Escarpment, often referred to locally as just the Escarpment or the Great Wall of Manitou, and known as the Catskill Front to geologists,
Catskill_Escarpment
Geographical transition in Texas and New Mexico
The Caprock Escarpment is a term used in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico to describe the geographical transition point between the level High Plains
Caprock_Escarpment
Mountain range in the Eastern U.S.
The Blue Ridge Mountains (Cherokee: ᏌᎪᏂᎨ ᏣᎴᎩ, Sagonige Tsalegi, "blue mountain ridge") are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Highlands
Blue_Ridge_Mountains
Geographic feature in Australia
The Great Escarpment in eastern Australia is an escarpment that runs east of the Great Dividing Range along most of the east of the continent. It was created
Great_Escarpment,_Australia
Escarpment in the Queen Maud Mountains, Antarctica
Watson Escarpment (86°0′S 145°0′W / 86.000°S 145.000°W / -86.000; -145.000) is a major escarpment in the Queen Maud Mountains, trending northward along
Watson_Escarpment
Topics referred to by the same term
Black River Escarpment may refer to: Black River Escarpment (Ontario), marks the edge of the Canadian Shield, from Lake Huron to Lake Ontario. Black River
Black_River_Escarpment
Mountain range in New South Wales, Australia
The Illawarra escarpment, or officially the Illawarra Range, is the fold-created cliffs and plateau-eroded outcrop mountain range west of the Illawarra
Illawarra_escarpment
Range of hills in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada
Riding Mountain Duck Mountain Porcupine Hills Pasquia Hills The Manitoba Escarpment, or the Western Manitoba Uplands, are a range of hills along the Saskatchewan–Manitoba
Manitoba_Escarpment
Landform in the United States
The Portage Escarpment is a major landform in the U.S. states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York which marks the boundary between the Till Plains to the
Portage_Escarpment
Species of cycad
brevifoliolatus, the escarpment cycad, is a cycad in the African genus Encephalartos. It is extinct in the wild. The escarpment cycad was found in short
Encephalartos_brevifoliolatus
Geologic feature in Antarctica
The Bermel Escarpment is a snow and rock escarpment, 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long, extending from the base of the Ford Massif to King Peak, in
Bermel_Escarpment
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Ontario, Canada
The Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve (French: Réserve de biosphère de l'Escarpement du Niagara) (established 1990) is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located
Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve
Niagara_Escarpment_Biosphere_Reserve
Fault-scarp
The Elgeyo Escarpment is a fault-scarp caused by post-Miocene faulting. Miocene beds are still visible. The escarpment is part of the western wall of
Elgeyo_Escarpment
Most westerly of three prominent north-south escarpments in Wisconsin
The Magnesian escarpment is the most westerly of three prominent escarpments that run north-south in Wisconsin. All three escarpments are formed by the
Magnesian_Escarpment
Coal mine in New Zealand
Escarpment Mine Project The Escarpment Mine Project is an opencast coal mine at the Mount Rochfort Conservation Area on the Denniston Plateau on the West
Escarpment_Mine_Project
Mediterranean Sea escarpment in Israel
34°52′59″E / 32.400°N 34.883°E / 32.400; 34.883 The Sharon Escarpment or Sharon Cliff is the escarpment in Israel that connects the level of the coastal plain
Sharon_Escarpment
Geographic feature in Saudi Arabia
(Arabic: جَبَل طُوَيْق, lit. 'Tuwaiq Mountain') or Tuwaiq Escarpment is a narrow escarpment that cuts through the plateau of Najd in central Arabia, running
Tuwaiq
Dogon dialect
Escarpment Dogon is a continuum of Dogon dialects of the Bandiagara Escarpment, including the standard language. There are three principal dialects: Toro
Escarpment_Dogon
The Saint-Jacques Escarpment (French: Falaise Saint-Jacques, pronounced [falɛz sɛ̃ ʒak]) is a green space along an escarpment in the city of Montreal
Saint-Jacques_Escarpment
American Viticultural Area in Niagara County, New York
Niagara Escarpment is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in Niagara County, New York along the Niagara Escarpment. It was established as the nation's
Niagara_Escarpment_AVA
Race on New York's Escarpment Trail
The Escarpment Trail Run is a 30 km (19 mi) point-to-point mountain race held annually since 1977 on the Escarpment Trail in New York's Catskill Mountains
Escarpment_Trail_Race
Formation in Antarctica
The Pecora Escarpment (85°38′S 68°42′W / 85.633°S 68.700°W / -85.633; -68.700 (Pecora Escarpment)) is an irregular escarpment, 7 nautical miles (13 km;
Pecora_Escarpment
The Black River Escarpment is a geological feature in Southeastern Ontario. The escarpment marks the boundary of the older Canadian Shield bedrock and
Black River Escarpment (Ontario)
Black_River_Escarpment_(Ontario)
Most populous city in Canada
Toronto is its escarpments. During the last ice age, the lower part of Toronto was beneath Glacial Lake Iroquois. Today, a series of escarpments mark the lake's
Toronto
Escarpment in Antarctica
Torbert Escarpment (83°29′S 54°8′W / 83.483°S 54.133°W / -83.483; -54.133 (Torbert Escarpment)) is an escarpment, 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Torbert_Escarpment
Hiking track in New Zealand
The Escarpment Track is a 10-kilometre-long (6.2 mi) hiking track between Pukerua Bay and Paekākāriki in the northern part of the Wellington region of
Escarpment_Track
Geological feature in Kenya
The Mau Escarpment is a fault scarp running along the western edge of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya. The top of the escarpment reaches approximately
Mau_Escarpment
Geographic region of the South African inland plateau
continuation of the Great Escarpment to the south separates the Highveld from KwaZulu-Natal. The south-eastern portion of the Great Escarpment (that portion of
Highveld
Antarctic geological formation
Mawson Escarpment Mawson Escarpment (73°5′S 68°10′E / 73.083°S 68.167°E / -73.083; 68.167) is a flat-topped, west-facing escarpment which extends in
Mawson_Escarpment
Mountain range in South Africa
the eastern portion of the Great Escarpment, which encloses the central Southern African plateau. The Great Escarpment reaches its greatest elevation –
Drakensberg
Country in Southern Africa
eastern portion of the Great Escarpment). This is hotter, drier and less intensely cultivated than the Highveld above the escarpment. The Kruger National Park
South_Africa
Martian volcano, highest point on Mars
and up to 3.2 km (2.0 mi) deep. The volcano's outer edge consists of an escarpment, or cliff, up to 8 km (5.0 mi) tall (although obscured by lava flows in
Olympus_Mons
Firle Escarpment is a 302.1-hectare (747-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Seaford in East Sussex. This is a long stretch of
Firle_Escarpment
Series of mountain ranges and highlands in north-central India
discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands and plateau escarpments in west-central India. Technically, the Vindhyas do not form a single
Vindhya_Range
Bathymetric feature
The Sigsbee Escarpment is a major bathymetric feature of the Gulf of Mexico, extending for about 560 kilometres (350 miles). It separates the lower continental
Sigsbee_Escarpment
Black River Escarpment is a geological feature in Eastern Wisconsin. The escarpment runs parallel to and between the Niagara Escarpment and the Magnesian
Black River Escarpment (Wisconsin)
Black_River_Escarpment_(Wisconsin)
Nguruman Escarpment is an escarpment in southern Kenya. The escarpment is around 50 kilometers long and elongated in the N-W direction. Its northern edge
Nguruman_Escarpment
US soldier and Medal of Honor recipient (1919–2006)
wounded infantrymen atop the area known by the 96th Division as the Maeda Escarpment or Hacksaw Ridge. Doss was wounded four times in Okinawa, and was evacuated
Desmond_Doss
Mountain range along the western coast of India
The Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri, is a mountain range that stretches 1,600 km (1,000 mi) along the west coast of India. Covering an area of
Western_Ghats
Escarpment in British Columbia, Canada
The Mess Creek Escarpment is a long, discontinuous cliff along Mess Creek in Cassiar Land District of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It forms the
Mess_Creek_Escarpment
Geographic feature in western Antarctica
Usas Escarpment Usas Escarpment (76°0′S 130°0′W / 76.000°S 130.000°W / -76.000; -130.000) is an expansive but discontinuous north-facing escarpment in
Usas_Escarpment
The Cape Hotham Escarpment is an escarpment on the southeastern side of Cornwallis Island in Nunavut, Canada. It extends from Cape Hotham in the south
Cape_Hotham_Escarpment
Escarpment in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Willamette Escarpment is an escarpment that runs along the east bank of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States. The escarpment comprises
Willamette_Escarpment
City in New South Wales, Australia
Australia. It lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 85 kilometres (53 miles) south of Sydney. Wollongong
Wollongong
Part of the Transantarctic range in Ellsworth Land
Moulton Escarpment on the west to Nolan Pillar on the east. Major components include Ford Massif (2,810 metres (9,220 ft)), Bermel Escarpment and a group
Thiel_Mountains
Type of rural landscape in South Africa
from 60 to 80% of the total amount possible. The portion of the Great Escarpment that is colored red is the Drakensberg. Much of the interior of Southern
Veld
Scarp east of Perth, Western Australia
Ranges, is a low escarpment running north–south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, Western Australia. The escarpment extends generally
Darling_Scarp
Fault zone in Texas, United States
the United States. The surface expression of the fault is the Balcones Escarpment, which forms the eastern boundary of the Texas Hill Country and the western
Balcones_Fault
U.S. state
of a larger pine-hardwood forest. The Cross Timbers region and Caprock Escarpment are part of the Interior Lowlands. The Great Plains region in Central
Texas
Protected area in Kent, England
Folkestone to Etchinghill Escarpment is a 263.2-hectare (650-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts
Folkestone to Etchinghill Escarpment
Folkestone_to_Etchinghill_Escarpment
Landform in Ghana
Konkori Escarpment is an escarpment which runs from the north to south and leans along the western side of the Mole National Park in Ghana. The escarpment has
Konkori_Escarpment
Country in West Asia
that the area was once a muddy flat. The Tihamah ends abruptly at the escarpment of the western highlands. This area, now heavily terraced to meet the
Yemen
Suburb of City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Yellow Rock is a small village or locality in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Yellow Rock had a population
Yellow Rock, New South Wales (Blue Mountains)
Yellow_Rock,_New_South_Wales_(Blue_Mountains)
Ridge in North Dakota
The Missouri Escarpment is a ridge in North Dakota approximately 100 miles to the west of the Red River Valley, at the edge of the Missouri Plateau. It
Missouri_Escarpment
Plateau in Antarctica
Franko Escarpment, McCauley Rock, Ritala Spur, Mount Zirzow, Kovacs Glacier, Mount Mann, Watts Summit, Cooke Crags, Henderson Bluff and Hodge Escarpment. Features
Lexington_Table
Disambiguation
The Nandi Escarpment is an escarpment in Nandi County, Kenya. It marks the boundary between Kisumu and Nandi counties. It consists of numerous massive
Nandi_Escarpment
Country in West Asia
plain, known as the Tihamah, parallel to which runs along an imposing escarpment. The southwest province of Aseer is mountainous and contains the 3015 m
Saudi_Arabia
U.S. state
tablelands. The plateau's eastern edge is relatively distinct, but the western escarpment is irregular, containing several long, crooked stream valleys separated
Tennessee
Semi-desert region in South Africa
50 km (31 mi) south of the Great Escarpment up to Beaufort West. Thereafter, they gradually ascend the Great Escarpment along a broad valley to Three Sisters
Karoo
Antarctic escarpment
The Havola Escarpment (84°45′S 98°40′W / 84.750°S 98.667°W / -84.750; -98.667) is an isolated, snow-covered escarpment about 30 nautical miles (56 km;
Havola_Escarpment
Peoples indigenous to Mali
tourist attractions. The principal Dogon area is bisected by the Bandiagara Escarpment, a sandstone cliff of up to 500 metres (1,600 ft) high, stretching about
Dogon_people
Escarpment in Antarctica
White Escarpment White Escarpment is an escarpment in the west part of the Heritage Range, Antarctica, extending for 15 nautical miles (28 km) between
White_Escarpment
Explora Escarpment Explora Escarpment (70°33′S 15°0′W / 70.550°S 15.000°W / -70.550; -15.000) is an undersea escarpment named for the Antarctic science
Explora_Escarpment
Geographic and ecological region of Texas, United States
Plateau A photograph taken by NASA of the Edwards Plateau and Balcones Escarpment Ecology Realm Nearctic Biome Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Edwards_Plateau
Antarctic escarpment
Pioneers Escarpment Pioneers Escarpment (80°28′S 21°7′W / 80.467°S 21.117°W / -80.467; -21.117) is a mostly snow-covered north-facing escarpment in Antarctica
Pioneers_Escarpment
Region in New South Wales, Australia
centred on Lake Illawarra, the western district defined by the Illawarra escarpment, which leads up to the fringe of Greater Metropolitan Sydney including
Illawarra
Mountain in Kenya
The Losiolo Escarpment is an escarpment on the east side of the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. Rising 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above the Suguta Valley floor
Losiolo_Escarpment
Geographic feature in Kentucky
Muldraugh Hill is an escarpment in Floyd County, Indiana, and Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Nelson, Marion, Casey, Lincoln and Rockcastle counties of central
Muldraugh_Hill
Hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side and a steep slope on the other
caprock. Where erosion has exposed the frontslope of this, a steep slope or escarpment occurs. The resulting terrain may be called scarpland. In general usage
Cuesta
Escarpment in the Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica
The Boyd Escarpment (82°26′S 50°30′W / 82.433°S 50.500°W / -82.433; -50.500 (Boyd Escarpment)) is a rock and snow escarpment which extends northeast
Boyd_Escarpment
Geologic fracture zone and transform boundary near northern California
Crescent City, California. The fracture zone is referred to as the Mendocino escarpment in these studies, descriptively rather than named from its geological
Mendocino_fracture_zone
for much of that distance, soon giving way to a mountainous escarpment (Great Escarpment) that separates the coast from the high inland plateau. In some
Geography_of_South_Africa
Ecoregion in Namibia
The Namibian savanna woodlands, also known as the Namib escarpment woodlands, are the deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion of Namibia and Angola. They
Namibian_savanna_woodlands
Hills in Quebec, Canada
is related to the Eardley Escarpment, which is a fault line that lies along the southern edge of the hills. This escarpment makes the park an attractive
Gatineau_Hills
Part of the Black Sea
Black Sea. The principal escarpments leading down to the plain are the Crimean Escarpment in the north, the Caucasus Escarpment in the northeast, the Canik
Euxine_abyssal_plain
Founders Escarpment is a prominent escarpment located west of the Founders Peaks in the Heritage Range of Antarctica, extending from Minnesota Glacier
Founders_Escarpment
Waterfalls in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Mont-Aux-Sources plateau, which extends several kilometres beyond the Amphitheatre escarpment from which the falls drop. There is an argument that Tugela Falls is the
Tugela_Falls
Country in Southern Africa
an average altitude of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft), lies on the edge of an escarpment. Eswatini is separated into four geographical regions. These run from
Eswatini
City and entertainment megaproject in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia
under-construction planned city and tourism megaproject situated along the Tuwaiq Escarpment in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. The Qiddiya project was announced in
Qiddiya_City
National Historic Site. The North Central Plains are bounded by the Caprock Escarpment to the west, the Edwards Plateau to the south, and the Eastern Cross Timbers
Geography_of_Texas
Escarpment, separating two oceanic plateaus in the southeast Indian Ocean
extension to the west is called the Diamantina Escarpment and the trench to the east of the escarpment the Diamantina Trench. All these features are mirrored
Diamantina_fracture_zone
City in Texas, United States
edge of the Austin Chalk Formation, a limestone escarpment (also known as the "White Rock Escarpment"), rises 230 feet (70 m) and runs roughly north–south
Dallas
2006 Canadian film
Escarpment Blues is a Canadian concert and documentary film starring singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer. Directed by Andy Keen and produced by Keen, Harmer
Escarpment_Blues
-73.417; -3.500 Kirwan Escarpment The Kirwan Escarpment (Norwegian: Kirwanveggen) is a prominent northwest-facing escarpment which lies south of the
Kirwan_Escarpment
Protected area in Kent, England
Wouldham to Detling Escarpment is a 311.2-hectare (769-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches from Wouldham
Wouldham to Detling Escarpment
Wouldham_to_Detling_Escarpment
Hard limestones rock formation in North America
southern direction. The Onondaga outcrops in a line that usually forms an escarpment (the steep face of a cuesta), because of its resistance to erosion. The
Onondaga_Limestone
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