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A Cliff.
Viewed from the top it is a precipice. Nut I don't think this word is ever used when viewing from the bottom of the cliff - as there is always a connotation of 'falling' involved with the use of the word.Another word could be "scarp"
The beach below a steep cliff is usually comprised of sand or silt moved by wave and tide action topped by rocks fallen from the cliff itself.
Plateau ------------------- I would think "an escarpment" would be a better answer.
The closer together the contour lines are, means a rapid change in elevation (so a steep hill, for example). If they are touching, then that would indicate something like a cliff, or sharp dropoff.
land slide
a steep cliff about 100 stories high
A Cliff.
Cataracts
Roberto Heime Gonzalez
AnswerEscarpment. Also can be called a "Precipice."
By definition, a narrow chasm with steep cliff walls is a canyon. Exceptionally narrow canyons are called "slot canyons".
The steep rocky face of a bluff is most often called a cliff.
Talus
A narrow bay of the sea bordered by steep cliffs is called a fjord. These landforms are very prominent in northern Europe.
another name for a steep cliff is mountainand ESCARPMENT
Waves, rain, other weathering. Sometimes landslides or even the movement of tectonic plates; there are a zast majority of ways a cliff could be created.