Types of Landforms
Landform↕ | Category↕ | Formation↕ | Famous Example↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
Mountain | Elevated | Tectonic uplift, volcanism | Mount Everest |
Plateau | Elevated | Uplift, volcanic, erosion | Tibetan Plateau |
Mesa | Elevated | Differential erosion | Monument Valley |
Butte | Elevated | Erosion of mesa | Devil's Tower |
Hill | Elevated | Erosion, deposition | Seven Hills of Rome |
Valley | Depression | Fluvial or glacial erosion | Yosemite Valley |
Canyon | Depression | River erosion | Grand Canyon |
Basin | Depression | Tectonic subsidence, erosion | Great Basin |
Plain | Flat | Sediment deposition | Great Plains |
Fjord | Coastal | Glacial erosion, sea flooding | Geirangerfjord |
Delta | Coastal | River deposition | Nile Delta |
Peninsula | Coastal | Varies | Iberian Peninsula |
Isthmus | Coastal | Varies | Isthmus of Panama |
Cape | Coastal | Erosion, deposition | Cape of Good Hope |
Dune | Depositional | Wind deposition | Sahara ergs |
Volcano | Elevated | Magma eruption | Mount Fuji |
Glacier | Ice | Snow accumulation | Perito Moreno |
Atoll | Coastal | Coral on subsiding volcano | Maldives |
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