Oceanic Plateau Oceanic Plateau Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: An elevated area of the seafloor Higher than the surrounding area Example of an Oceanic Plateau Landform: Caribbean Plateau, Caribbean Sea The oceanic plateau above is of Kerguelen What is an Oceanic Plateau Landform? An oceanic plateau is an elevated portion of the seafloor that is […]
Cave Landforms Cave Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: A hollow space underground or inside an elevated landform Large enough for a person to enter Example of a Cave Landform: Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA The cave picture is of Galbena River Cave in Apuseni mountains in Romania What is a Cave Landform? A cave is a hollow […]
Mayon Volcano is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines. Located in the southern part of Luzon about 473 kilometers (294 miles) from Makati Business District of the Philippines, Mount Mayon is the main landmark of the Province of Albay of Bicol Region. According to local folklore, the volcano was named after Daragang […]
Spatter Cone Volcanoes How they are formed Spatter cones are one of the main types of volcanic type landforms. They are made from lava that was ejected from a vent. The spatter cones are easy to distinguish especially during eruption. Unlike some volcanoes that produce lava flow during eruption, the eruptions in spatter cones are […]
Nature have provided us with fascinating landforms and features. The most often adored landforms are volcanoes. Like the perfect cone structure of Mayon Volcano in the Philippines or Mount Fiji in Japan, people look at their beauty and wonder with great appreciation to nature. Volcanoes are mountains with a very disastrous nature. Their only […]
Pond Pond Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: Small body of water Generally smaller than a lake Example of a Pond Landform: The pond picture above is of Walden Pond, Concord, Massachusetts, USA What is a Pond Landform? A pond is a small body of water, usually smaller than a lake. A pond can be part […]
Composite Volcanoes By David Olmstead Composite volcanoes are also called strato-volcanoes. It is a member of the volcanic landforms family. As the name suggests, they are composed of lava flows and pyroclastic materials of intermediate composition which includes volcanic ash, cinders, blocks and fragments of rock. It should not be confused with shield volcanoes or […]
Cliff Landforms Click on the cliff landforms to see the pictures in full-size. You will not leave this page. A cliff has 2 main characteristics High and steep slope Made of rock or soil Cliff Examples: Gray Cliff in Yosemite National Park Cliffs of Etretat in Normandy, France What is a Cliff Landform? A cliff […]
Rift Valley Rift Valley Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: A portion of land that drops, forming a valley Bordered by fault zones and separating land masses Example of a Rift Valley Landform: East Rift Valley, Taiwan The rift valley picture above is of Thingvellir National Park located in Iceland. The North American and Eurasian tectonic plates […]
Bight Landforms Bight Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: A partial bay or curve in the shoreline By an ocean or large body of water Example of a Bight Landform: Great Australian Bight, southern coast of Australia What is a Bight Landform? A bight is a bay or curve in the shoreline that generally has less […]
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In Asia, China, India, Nepal, and Bhutan are home to one of the eight wonders of the world and one of the most beautiful mountains in the world, the Himalaya Mountains also called the Himalayas. Boasting as the world’s highest and most famous mountain peak, Mt. Everest. Within the verse of the ‘Kumarsambhava’, Sanskrit […]
Nature have provided us with fascinating landforms and features. The most often adored landforms are volcanoes. Like the perfect cone structure of Mayon Volcano in the Philippines or Mount Fiji in Japan, people look at their beauty and wonder with great appreciation to nature. Volcanoes are mountains with a very disastrous nature. Their only […]
Taal Volcano is the second most active volcano found in the province of Batangas. A complex volcano in the middle of Taal Lake and is often called an island within a lake, that is an island within a lake that is on an island as well as one of the lowest volcano in the […]
Mayon Volcano is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines. Located in the southern part of Luzon about 473 kilometers (294 miles) from Makati Business District of the Philippines, Mount Mayon is the main landmark of the Province of Albay of Bicol Region. According to local folklore, the volcano was named after Daragang […]
The global temperature and weather is to a large extent a direct result of the sun’s effect to our planet. Together with the atmosphere and the rotation of the earth on its axis. The earth on which weather moves on has its own effect on the weather. The different landforms like mountains, volcanoes, plains, and the […]
