Earth Sculpture; Or, The Origin of Land-forms |
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James Geikie. of valleys and other hollows of the land . The indent- ations due to marine erosion are relatively so insig ... indented coast - line is the result of depression ; a smooth , flat shore with no indentations is more usually ...
James Geikie. of valleys and other hollows of the land . The indent- ations due to marine erosion are relatively so insig ... indented coast - line is the result of depression ; a smooth , flat shore with no indentations is more usually ...
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... indented coast - lines are typically represented by such regions as Norway . Here the continuity of the coast - line is repeatedly interrupted by long inlets , while a multi- tude of islands fringe the land . Obviously , the trend of ...
... indented coast - lines are typically represented by such regions as Norway . Here the continuity of the coast - line is repeatedly interrupted by long inlets , while a multi- tude of islands fringe the land . Obviously , the trend of ...
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... indented or irregular , 327 smooth or regular , 325 Colorado Plateau , 344 - - faults of , 156 river , 53 , 57 , 67 , 156 Como , lake , 293 , 298 Concretions , 256 Cone - in - cone structure of volcanoes , 183 Conglomerate , 3 , 22 ...
... indented or irregular , 327 smooth or regular , 325 Colorado Plateau , 344 - - faults of , 156 river , 53 , 57 , 67 , 156 Como , lake , 293 , 298 Concretions , 256 Cone - in - cone structure of volcanoes , 183 Conglomerate , 3 , 22 ...
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accumulation Alps anticlines basalt base-level basins become beds Carboniferous character cliffs coast-lines cones configuration Cretaceous crust crustal movements crystalline débris denudation deposits depressions depth detritus direction dislocations drainage elevation epigene action epigene agents eroded escarpments eventually feet fiords flexures flow fluvio-glacial deposits folds fracture gently geological structure glacial action glaciers gradually granite ground-moraines Highlands hills hollows horizontal strata ice-sheet igneous rocks inclined indented infrequently irregular islands joints Jura Mountains laccoliths lakes land land-forms land-surface lava less limestone low grounds masses materials Mesozoic modified moraines mountain-chain mountain-valleys mountains normal faults North Old Red Sandstone outcrops owe their origin Permian plain of erosion plateau regions relatively result ridges rock-basins rock-masses sand sandstones schistose schists Section sediment shales Silurian slopes Southern Uplands strata streams and rivers superficial surface surface-features synclinal tectonic tend thickness tion tracts traversed underground undulating usually valleys vertical volcanic