scarp

Alternate names: escarpment

Author: unknown

Description

General: A long continuous steep face of a ridge or plateau formed by erosion; any steep slope, such as one resulting from faulting



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References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Citation: scarp (unknown) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/scarp. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-26.
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