Active Erosion
by Jennifer Ziesch, State Authority for Mining, Energy and Geology, Hannover, Germany
Water action erodes the cliffs of the Australian coast. The rock formation, which consists of limestone, is shaped by a combination of erosion by sea and weathering. The coast of the Otway Basin in Australia is particularly affected by strong erosion up to two centimeters per year. This photo shows a fresh landslide of the cliff.
Taken on 30
October
2013
Submitted on 26 February 2016
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- Climate: Past, Present & Future (662)
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- European Geosciences Union (309)
- Geodynamics (353)
- Geomorphology (1252)
- Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology (480)
Location
- Oceania (217)
- Australia and New Zealand (204)
- Australia (88)
- Exact location (143.1082 E, -38.6667 S)
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coast, cliff, erosion, limestone, water, environment, sediments
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Credit: Jennifer Ziesch (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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