List of Landforms on Earth Types of Landforms and Definitions Alluvial fan: land formation that occurs when sedimentary materials such as rocks, gravel, and silt, are deposited onto land as a result of decreasing or stopped water flow from a river or stream source. Altitude (elevation): the height above sea level Anabranch: a flowing part of […]
Gully Landforms Gully Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: A channel cut into a hillside or mountainside Formed by running water Example of a Gully Landform: Waterfall Gully, Cleland Conservation Park, Adelaide, South Australia The gully picture above is taken during the fall season. What is a Gully Landform? A gully is a channel cut into […]
Lava Lake Lava Lake Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: Large quantity of molten lava Located in a vent, crater or other depression Example of a Lava Lake Landform: Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaii, USA The Lava Lake picture above is of at Volcano Erta Ale in Ethiopia (a country of the continent Africa) What is a Lava Lake […]
Arroyo Arroyo (wash) landforms have 2 main characteristics: Creek (small river) bed Sometimes gets dry Example of an arroyo (wash) landform: San Lorenzo Canyon, New Mexico, USA What is an arroyo (wash) landform? An arroyo is a dry river bed or seasonally active creek. They are usually found in deserts or other arid climates and […]
Geyser Landforms Geyser Landforms Have 3 Main Characteristics: A narrow opening in the ground Emits water and steam intermittently Found in areas of geothermal activity Example of a Geyser Landform: The geyser picture is of Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA What is a Geyser Landform? A geyser is an opening in the ground […]
5 Types of Volcanoes By David Olmstead In planet’s surface or earth crust there are openings or ruptures that allows volcanic ashes, different gases and hot magma to escape are generally known as Volcanoes. Generally when the tectonic plates converges or diverge these volcanic eruptions takes place. different types of volcanoes of volcanoes that can […]
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 […]
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 […]
Flats Landforms Flats Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: Relatively flat area of land Floodplain or former floodplain Example of a Flats Landform: Minto Flats State Game Refuge near Fairbanks, Alaska The flats picture above is a former Floodplain What is a Flats Landform? Flats, used in plural form, refer to a relatively flat area of land […]
Mountain To see the mountain landform in a larger size, please click on a picture. A larger picture of the mountain will show. A mountain has 4 main characteristics High, rocky land Steep sides Pointed or rounded top Higher than a hill Example of mountain Landforms: The Himalayan Mountains (Ranges) The Cascade Mountains (Ranges) Mount […]
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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 […]
