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{{short description|Small sheltered bay or coastal inlet}}
{{About|the coastal feature}}
{{About|the coastal feature}}
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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 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 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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[[File:McWay cove 1.jpg|McWay Cove and [[McWay Falls]]|thumb|right|[[McWay Falls|McWay Cove]], [[California]], United States]]
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A '''cove''' is a small type of bay or [[coast]]al [[inlet]]. Coves 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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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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Colloquially, the term can be used to describe a sheltered [[headlands and bays|bay]]. [[Geomorphology]] describes coves as precipitously-walled and rounded cirque-like openings as in 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.


==Formation==
==Formation==
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{{wiktionary|cove}}
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* {{cite book | title=Glossary of Geology | publisher=American Geological Institute | author=Jackson, Julia A | year=1997 | location=Alexandria, VA | pages=146–147 | isbn=0-922152-34-9 | edition=4th}}
*{{cite book|title=Glossary of Geology|publisher=American Geological Institute|author=Jackson, Julia A|year=1997|location=Alexandria, VA|pages=146–147|isbn=0-922152-34-9|edition=4th}}
* {{cite book | title=The Facts on File: Dictionary of Earth Science | publisher=Market House Books Ltd | year=2000 | location=New York | last1=Clark | last2=Stiegler | first1=John O. E. | first2=Stella}}
*{{cite book|title=The Facts on File: Dictionary of Earth Science|publisher=Market House Books Ltd|year=2000|location=New York|last1=Clark|last2=Stiegler|first1=John O. E.|first2=Stella}}


{{coastal geography}}
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[[Category:Coves]]
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[[Category:Bodies of water]]


Latest revision as of 07:43, 29 July 2024

This article is about the coastal feature. For other uses, see Cove (disambiguation).
McWay Cove, California, United States

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

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Map showing two examples of how coves form. The rock types are those of Lulworth Cove. In example A, a river breaks through the resistant chalk back rock and limestone, leaving the weak clays to be rapidly eroded. In example B, the sea breaks through the limestone, perhaps by forming a cave, and then erodes the clay away.

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

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Look up cove in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
  • 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.


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