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Karst Phys/Chem Weathering Hillslopes & Mass Movements Fluvial Wind Glaciers Shoreline Volcanoes Tectonics Biogeo/Climate

Geomorphological Landforms and Where to Find Them

Avery Hargrove

Welcome to my atlas of landforms!

To learn more about a landform, simply click on its name.

Map of All Landform Locations; All Places I Have Been or Want to Go:

Legend

Blue: Karst

Maroon: Phys/Chem Weathering

Dark Blue: Hillslopes

Green: Fluvial

Red: Wind

Purple: Glaciers

Grey: Shoreline

Yellow: Volcanoes

Chartreuse: Tectonics

Brown: Climate/Biogeo

Karst

Glory Arch at Yarrongobilly Caves, Australia. Credit:NSW Geodiversity

Karst is a type of landscape that has formed primarily through the dissolution of soluble bedrock (think limestone, marble). There are several landforms distinct to Karstic landscapes:

Physical/Chemical Weathering Landscapes

Badlands Topography, Badlands National Park, SD. Credit:Ian Plant

Landscapes borne of similar processes to karst, but more general in scope:

Hillslopes & Mass Movements

Oso Landslide, Oso, WA. Credit:MSNBC

Landslides, Debris Flows & More:

Fluvial Landforms

28-foot waterfall at Deschutes Falls Park, WA. Credit:Bryan Swan

Rivers, the result of rivers:

Wind Landforms

White Bluffs dunes, Tri Cities, WA. Credit: HowardC3 Washington Trails Association

Shoreline

Budd Inlet, a tidal estuary in Olympia, WA. Credit:Noll-S Wikipedia

Volcanoes

Eruption of Mt St Helens, May 18th, 1980, WA Credit: National Geographic

Biogeomorphic/Climate

North American Beaver, Driver of Geomorphic Change. Credit: Steve from DC--Wikipedia