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[[File:McWay cove 1.jpg|300px|thumb|right|[[McWay Falls|McWay Cove]], [[California]], United States]] |
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A '''cove''' is a small |
A '''cove''' is a small bay or coastal [[inlet]]. They usually have narrow, restricted entrances are often circular or oval, and are often situated within a larger [[bay]]. Small, narrow, sheltered bays, inlets, [[creek (tidal)|creeks]], or recesses in a [[coast]] are often considered coves. |
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Colloquially, the term can be used to describe a sheltered bay. [[Geomorphology]] describes coves as precipitously walled and rounded [[cirque]]-like openings |
Colloquially, the term can be used to describe a sheltered bay. [[Geomorphology]] describes coves as precipitously walled and rounded [[cirque]]-like openings like a valley extending into or down a mountainside, or in a hollow or nook of a cliff or steep mountainside. A cove can also refer to a corner, nook, or cranny, either in a river, road, or wall, especially where the wall meets the floor. |
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A notable example is [[Lulworth Cove]] on the [[Jurassic Coast]] in [[Dorset]], England. To its west, a second cove, [[Stair Hole]], is forming. |
A notable example is [[Lulworth Cove]] on the [[Jurassic Coast]] in [[Dorset]], England. To its west, a second cove, [[Stair Hole]], is forming. |
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A cove is a small bay or coastal inlet. They usually have narrow, restricted entrances are often circular or oval, and are often situated within a larger bay. Small, narrow, sheltered bays, inlets, creeks, or recesses in a coast are often considered coves.
Colloquially, the term can be used to describe a sheltered bay. Geomorphology describes coves as precipitously walled and rounded cirque-like openings like a valley extending into or down a mountainside, or in a hollow or nook of a cliff or steep mountainside. A cove can also refer to a corner, nook, or cranny, either in a river, road, or wall, especially where the wall meets the floor.
A notable example is Lulworth Cove on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England. To its west, a second cove, Stair Hole, is forming.
Formation
[edit]Coves are formed by differential erosion, which occurs when softer rocks are worn away faster than the harder rocks surrounding them. These rocks further erode to form a circular bay with a narrow entrance, called a cove.
References
[edit]- Jackson, Julia A (1997). Glossary of Geology (4th ed.). Alexandria, VA: American Geological Institute. pp. 146–147. ISBN 0-922152-34-9.
- Clark, John O. E.; Stiegler, Stella (2000). The Facts on File: Dictionary of Earth Science. New York: Market House Books Ltd.