- Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel
escarpment
- URI
- https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/LandformTypes/escarpment ↗Go to the persistent identifier link
- Within Vocab
- Field Geology - Landform Type
| Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel | escarpment |
|---|---|
| Definitionskos:definition | A steep to precipitous landform pattern forming a linearly extensive, straight or sinuous inclined surface that separates terrains at different altitudes, that above the escarpment commonly being a plateau. Relief within the landform pattern may be high (hilly) or low (planar). An included cliff or scarp often marks the upper margin of the scarp. |
| Broaderbroader |
erosional landforms
|
| Alternative LabelaltLabel | ER60 |
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