Escarpments (landforms)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Built Environment (Hierarchy Name) > Settlements and Landscapes > landscapes (environments) > natural landscapes > landforms (terrestrial)
Descripción
Steep slopes in front of fortifications. Also, long, steep cliffs or slopes resulting from erosion, and which separate two comparatively level surfaces.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- steile wanden [nl]
- escarpaduras [es]
- escarpment (landform) [en]
- scarps (landform components) [en]
- steile wand [nl]
- escarpadura [es]