Barrier Island Landforms Barrier Islands have 4 main characteristics Long, narrow and generally straight Close to the mainland Parallel to the mainland shore Examples of Barrier Islands The Mississippi-Alabama barrier islands Outer barrier in Long Island Hatteras Island, North Carolina What are Barrier Islands? A barrier island is a sandbar that has grown to become […]
Archipelago Click on the thumbnail to view the Archipelago Landform pictures in full size. An archipelago has 1 main characteristic A group of many islands Islands surrounded by water Examples of Archipelago: Islands around Japan Hawaiian Islands Philippine Islands What is an Archipelago Landform? An Archipelago is a landform that is a group of many […]
Island Clicking on the island landforms will enlarge the picture of the islands. You will stay on this landform page for your viewing pleasure. An island has 2 main characteristics Area of land Surrounded by water Example of island landforms: The Hawaii Islands Apostle Islands of Lake Superior and Wisconsin What is an Island Landform? An island […]
Sandbar Sandbar Landforms Have 3 Main Characteristics: Made of sand, gravel or silt Formed by wave action and currents Generally forms a straight line Example of a Sandbar Landform: Miami Beach What is a Sandbar Landform? A sandbar is an area of sand, gravel or fine sediment that sits above the water. It may be […]
Aseismic Ridge Aseismic Ridge Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: Chain of sea mounts under the ocean Created by a hotspot under the Earth’s crust Example of an Aseismic Ridge Landform: Hawaiian-Emperor Seamount Chain, Pacific Ocean What is an Aseismic Ridge Landform? An aseismic ridge is a mountain ridge or chain of seamounts under the ocean. […]
Raised Beach Raised Beach Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: A beach raised above the shoreline Above the waters at high tide Example of a Raised Beach Landform: Ballyhillin Beach, Ireland A raised beach picture on the Coast of Santander, Cantabria, Spain What is a Raised Beach Landform? A raised beach is a beach at a […]
Islet Landforms Islet Landforms Have 3 Main Characteristics: A very small island Little or no vegetation Cannot support people living there Example of an Islet Landform: Monchique Islet, Azores Islands What is an Islet Landform? An islet landform is generally considered to be a rock or small island that has little vegetation and cannot sustain human […]
Pit Crater Pit Crater Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: A hole with steep or vertical sides Formed by volcanic activity Example of a Pit Crater Landform: Halemaʻumaʻu Crater, Mt. Kīlauea, Hawaii, USA The pit crater picture above is of Grand Crater on Volcano Island near Sicily. What is a Pit Crater Landform? A pit crater […]
Lava Tube Lava Tube Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: A lava flow that has solidified The interior is hollow like a cave Example of a Lava Tube Landform: Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA The lava tube picture is of the Thurston Lava Tube in Hawaii Volcano National Park at the Big Island. What is […]
Hoodoo Hoodoo Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: Tall, pillar-shaped rock formation Irregular form Example of a Hoodoo Landform: Thor’s Hammer, Bryce Canyon National Park, Colorado, USA The hoodoo picture is of another hoodoo in Bryce Canyon What is a Hoodoo Landform? A hoodoo is a tall, irregularly shaped rock formation. Hoodoos are tall like a […]
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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 […]
