The Earth- landscape and sea scape

• Ravine: Narrow, steep – sided depression in earth’s surface formed by running water larger than a gully, smaller than a canyon.
• Gully: Channel or small valley worn in earth by running water.
• Intervene: Tract of land along river.
• Kloof: Deep gorge or ravine (South Africa).
• Serac: Tall peak or mass of ice projecting upward from glasier.
• Nunatak: Hill or mountain totally uncircled by glacial ice.
• Hill: usually rounded elevation of land, smaller than a mountain.
• Hill lock: Small hill.
• Hill side: One slope of hill.
• Hill top: Peak, crest, are ridge of hill.
• Knap: Summit, hill top
• knoll:small rounded hill
• Monticule: Secondary cone of volcano.
• Range: series of connected mountain.
• Recess: Cleft in earth of ten concealed from view.
• Rincon: Small, secluded valley; sharp recess in cliff.
• Sink: Depression in earth’s surface without drainage often saline lake.
• Sink hole: lime stone hollow connected to underground passage.
• Step toe: isolated hill or mountain surrounded by lava
• Vista: Height affording view over large expanse of land
• Tundra: level, treeless plain in arctic region with dark wet soil on base f permanently frozen of sub soil  
• Vega: flat, barren plain (Spain).
• Salt flat: Level tract in stage between saline lake and salt flat.
• Saline: Saline marsh or spring.
• Salt Pan : Undrained natural depression in which evaporation of water leaves deposit of salt.

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Rushalli