Glossary of landforms

{{Short description|none}} Landforms are categorized by characteristic physical attributes such as their creating process, shape, elevation, slope, orientation, rock exposure, and soil type.

==Landforms by process==

Landforms organized by the processes that create them.

===Aeolian landforms=== {{annotated link|Aeolian landform}}<nowiki/>s include: {{div col}} *{{annotated link|Barchan}} *{{annotated link|Blowout (geomorphology)|Blowout}} *{{annotated link|Desert pavement}} *{{annotated link|Desert varnish}} *{{annotated link|Dry lake}} *{{annotated link|Dune}} *{{annotated link|Erg (landform)|Erg}} *{{annotated link|Hamada}} *{{annotated link|Inland dune}} *{{annotated link|Médanos (geology)|Médanos}} *{{annotated link|Mushroom rock}} *{{annotated link|Paha (landform)|Paha}} *{{annotated link|Ripple marks}} *{{annotated link|Sandhill}} *{{annotated link|Sastrugi}} *{{annotated link|Snowdrift}} *{{annotated link|Tukulan}} *{{annotated link|Ventifact}} *{{annotated link|Yardang}} {{div col end}}

===Coastal and oceanic landforms=== {{Further|Coastal geography|Physical oceanography}} {{See also|List of submarine topographical features}} Coastal and oceanic landforms include: {{div col}} *{{annotated link|Abyssal fan}} *{{annotated link|Abyssal plain}} *{{annotated link|Archipelago}} *{{annotated link|Atoll}} *{{annotated link|Natural arch|Arch}} *{{annotated link|Ayre (landform)|Ayre}} *{{annotated link|Barrier bar}} *{{annotated link|Barrier island}} *{{annotated link|Bay}} *{{annotated link|Baymouth bar}} *{{annotated link|Beach}} *{{annotated link|Raised beach}} *{{annotated link|Beach cusps}} *{{annotated link|Beach ridge}} *{{annotated link|Bight (geography)|Bight}} *{{annotated link|Blowhole (geology)|Blowhole}} *{{annotated link|Channel (geography)|Channel}} *{{annotated link|Cape (geography)|Cape}} *{{annotated link|Calanque}} *{{annotated link|Cliff}} *{{annotated link|Coast}} *{{annotated link|Continental shelf}} *{{annotated link|Coral reef}} *{{annotated link|Cove}} *{{annotated link|Cuspate foreland}} *{{annotated link|Dune|Dune system}} *{{annotated link|Estuary}} *{{annotated link|Firth}} *{{annotated link|Fjard}} *{{annotated link|Fjord}} *{{annotated link|Geo (landform)|Geo}} *{{annotated link|Gulf}} **{{annotated link|List of gulfs}} *{{annotated link|Headland}} *{{annotated link|Inlet}} *{{annotated link|Island}} *{{annotated link|Islet}} *{{annotated link|Isthmus}} *{{annotated link|Lagoon}} *{{annotated link|Machair}} *{{annotated link|Marine terrace}} *{{annotated link|Mid-ocean ridge}} *{{annotated link|Ocean bank}} *{{annotated link|Ocean basin}} *{{annotated link|Oceanic plateau}} *{{annotated link|Oceanic ridge}} *{{annotated link|Oceanic trench}} *{{annotated link|Peninsula}} *{{annotated link|Promontory}} *{{annotated link|Ria}} *{{annotated link|River delta}} *{{annotated link|Salt marsh}} *{{annotated link|Sea cave}} *{{annotated link|Seamount}} *{{annotated link|Seamount chains}} *{{annotated link|Shoal}} *{{annotated link|Shore}} *{{annotated link|Skerry}} *{{annotated link|Sound (geography)|Sound}} *{{annotated link|Spit (landform)|Spit}} *{{annotated link|Strait}} *{{annotated link|Strandflat}} *{{annotated link|Stack (geology)|Stack}}, and stump *{{annotated link|Submarine canyon}} *{{annotated link|Surge channel}} *{{annotated link|Tessellated pavement}} *{{annotated link|Tidal island}} *{{annotated link|Tidal marsh}} *{{annotated link|Tide pool}} *{{annotated link|Tied island}} *{{annotated link|Tombolo}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic arc}} *{{annotated link|Wave-cut platform}} {{div col end}}

===Cryogenic landforms=== Landforms produced by or in low-temperatures include:

{{div col}} *{{annotated link|Blockfield}} *{{annotated link|Cryoplanation|Cryoplanation terrace}} *{{annotated link|Pounus|Earth hummocks}} *{{annotated link|Kurum (landform)|Kurum}} *{{annotated link|Lithalsa}} *{{annotated link|Nivation|Nivation hollow}} *{{annotated link|Palsa}} *{{annotated link|Palsa#Permafrost_plateau|Permafrost plateau}} *{{annotated link|Pingo}} *{{annotated link|Rock glacier}} *{{annotated link|Solifluction lobes and sheets}} *{{annotated link|Thermokarst}} {{end div col}}

===Erosion landforms=== Landforms produced by erosion and weathering usually occur in rocky or fluvial environments, and many also appear under those headings.

{{div col}} *{{annotated link|Arête}} *{{annotated link|Badlands}} *{{annotated link|Bornhardt}} *{{annotated link|Butte}} *{{annotated link|Canyon}} *{{annotated link|Cave}} *{{annotated link|Cirque}} *{{annotated link|Cliff}} *Chink, regional term in Central Asia for steep chalk and limestone escarpments and cliffs of height up to 350m, often around flat-top elevations *{{annotated link|Cryoplanation|Cryoplanation terrace}} *{{annotated link|Cuesta}} *{{Annotated link|Danxia landform|Danxia}} *{{annotated link|Dissected plateau}} *{{annotated link|Erg (landform)|Erg}} *{{annotated link|Etchplain}} *{{annotated link|Exhumed river channel}} *{{annotated link|Fjord}} *{{annotated link|Flared slope}} *{{annotated link|Flatiron (geomorphology)|Flatiron}} *{{annotated link|Gulch}} *{{annotated link|Gully}} *{{annotated link|Hogback (geology)|Hogback}} *{{annotated link|Hoodoo (geology)|Hoodoo}} *{{annotated link|Homoclinal ridge}} *{{annotated link|Inselberg|aka=Monadnock}} *{{annotated link|Inverted relief}} *{{annotated link|Lavaka}} *{{annotated link|Limestone pavement}} *{{annotated link|Mesa}} *{{annotated link|Mushroom rock}} *{{annotated link|Natural arch}} *{{annotated link|Outcrop}} *Paleoplain - A buried erosion plain; a particularly large and flat erosion surface *{{annotated link|Pediment (geology)|Pediment}} *{{annotated link|Pediplain}} *{{annotated link|Peneplain}} *{{annotated link|Planation surface}} *{{annotated link|Potrero (landform)|Potrero}} *{{annotated link|Ridge}} *{{annotated link|Rôche moutonnée}} *{{annotated link|List of rock formations}} *{{annotated link|Homoclinal ridge|Strike ridge}} *{{annotated link|Bench (geology)|Structural bench}} *{{annotated link|Terrace (geology)|Structural terrace}} *{{annotated link|Tepui}} *{{annotated link|Tessellated pavement}} *{{annotated link|Truncated spur}} *{{annotated link|Tor (rock formation)|Tor}} *{{annotated link|Valley}} *{{annotated link|Wave-cut platform}} *{{annotated link|Wind gap}} {{end div col}}

===Fluvial landforms=== {{main list|List of fluvial landforms}}

{{annotated link|Fluvial}} landforms include:

{{div col}} *{{annotated link|Ait}} *{{annotated link|Alluvial fan}} *{{annotated link|Anabranch}} *{{annotated link|Arroyo (watercourse)|Arroyo}} *{{annotated link|Asymmetric valley}} *{{annotated link|Backswamp}} *{{annotated link|Bajada (geography)|Bajada}} *{{annotated link|Shoal|Bar}} *{{annotated link|Bayou}} *{{annotated link|Bench (geology)|Bench}} *{{annotated link|Braided river|Braided channel}} *{{annotated link|Canyon}} *{{annotated link|Cave}} *{{annotated link|Cliff}} *{{annotated link|Cut bank}} *{{annotated link|Crevasse splay}} *{{annotated link|Confluence}} *{{annotated link|Drainage basin}} *{{annotated link|Drainage divide}} *{{annotated link|Endorheic basin}} *{{annotated link|Entrenched meander}} *{{annotated link|Epigenetic valley}} *{{annotated link|Esker}} *{{annotated link|Exhumed river channel}} *{{annotated link|Floodplain}} *{{annotated link|River island|Fluvial island}} *{{annotated link|Fluvial terrace}} *{{annotated link|Canyon|Gorge}} *{{annotated link|Gully}} *{{annotated link|Levee}} *{{annotated link|Marsh}} *{{annotated link|Meander}} *{{annotated link|Misfit stream}} *{{annotated link|Narrows}} *{{annotated link|Oxbow lake}} *{{annotated link|Point bar}} *{{annotated link|Plunge pool}} *{{annotated link|Pothole (landform)|Pothole}} *{{annotated link|Rapids}} *{{annotated link|Riffle}} *{{annotated link|River}} *{{annotated link|River delta}} *{{annotated link|River island}} *{{annotated link|Rock-cut basin}} *{{annotated link|Shut-in (river)|Shut-in}} *{{annotated link|Thalweg}} *{{annotated link|River island|Towhead}} *{{annotated link|Shoal}} *{{annotated link|Spring (hydrosphere)|Spring}} *{{annotated link|Strath}} *{{annotated link|Stream}} *{{annotated link|Stream pool}} *{{annotated link|Swamp}} *{{annotated link|Valley}} *{{annotated link|Valley#Vales|Vale}} *{{annotated link|Wadi}} *{{annotated link|Waterfall}} *{{annotated link|Drainage basin|Watershed}} *{{annotated link|Yazoo stream}} *{{annotated link|V-shaped valley}} {{end div col}}

===Impact landforms=== Landforms created by {{annotated link|Impact event|extraterrestrial impacts}} – include:

{{div col}} *{{annotated link|Central peak}} *{{annotated link|Complex crater}} *{{annotated link|Cratered landscape}} *{{annotated link|Ejecta blanket}} *{{annotated link|Impact crater}} *{{annotated link|Impact crater lake}} *{{annotated link|Simple crater}} {{end div col}}

===Lacustrine landforms=== Lacustrine – associated with lakes – landforms include:

{{div col}} *{{annotated link|Alpine lake}} *{{annotated link|Beach}} *{{annotated link|Raised beach}} *{{annotated link|Carolina bay}} *{{annotated link|Dry lake}} *{{annotated link|Chott}} *{{annotated link|Endorheic basin}} *{{annotated link|Lacustrine plain}} *{{annotated link|Terrace (geology)|Lacustrine terraces}} *{{annotated link|Lake}} *{{annotated link|Oasis}} *{{annotated link|Oxbow lake}} *{{annotated link|Glen Roy|Parallel Roads of Glen Roy}} *{{annotated link|Pond}} *{{annotated link|Proglacial lake}} *{{annotated link|Salt pan (geology)|Salt pan|aka=salt flat}} {{end div col}}

===Mountain and glacial landforms=== Mountain and {{annotated link|glacial landform}} – include:

{{div col}} *{{annotated link|Arête}} formed by glacial movement *{{annotated link|Cirque}} *{{annotated link|Col}} *{{annotated link|Cordillera}} *{{annotated link|Crevasse}} *{{annotated link|Cirque|Corrie}} or cwm *{{annotated link|Cove (Appalachian Mountains)|Cove (mountain)}} *{{annotated link|Dirt cone}} *{{annotated link|Drumlin}} and {{annotated link|drumlin field}} *{{annotated link|Esker}} *{{annotated link|Fjord}} *{{annotated link|Fluvial terrace}} *{{annotated link|Inselberg|Flyggberg}} *{{annotated link|Geest}} *{{annotated link|Glacier}} *{{annotated link|Glacier cave}} *{{annotated link|Glacier foreland}} *{{annotated link|Hanging valley}} *{{annotated link|Highland}} *{{annotated link|Hill}} *{{annotated link|Inselberg|aka=monadnock}} *{{annotated link|Kame}} *{{annotated link|Kame delta}} *{{annotated link|Kettle (landform)|Kettle}} *{{annotated link|Moraine}} **{{annotated link|Rogen moraine|aka=Ribbed moraines}} *{{annotated link|Moulin (geomorphology)|Moulin}} *{{annotated link|Mountain}} *{{annotated link|Mountain pass}} *{{annotated link|Mountain range}} *{{annotated link|Nunatak}} *{{annotated link|Proglacial lake}} *{{annotated link|Pyramidal peak|aka=Glacial horn}} *{{annotated link|Outwash fan}} *{{annotated link|Outwash plain}} *{{annotated link|Rift valley}} *{{annotated link|Rôche moutonnée}} *{{annotated link|Outwash plain|Sandur}} *{{annotated link|Side valley}} *{{annotated link|Summit}} *{{annotated link|Trim line}} *{{annotated link|Truncated spur}} *{{annotated link|Tunnel valley}} *{{annotated link|Valley}} *{{annotated link|U-shaped valley}} {{end div col}}

===Slope landforms=== Slope landforms include:

{{div col}} *{{annotated link|Cliff|Bluff}} *{{annotated link|Butte}} *{{annotated link|Canyon}} *{{annotated link|Cliff}} *{{annotated link|Col}} *{{annotated link|Cuesta}} *{{annotated link|Valley|Dale}} *{{annotated link|Defile (geography)|Defile}} *{{annotated link|Dell (landform)|Dell}} *{{annotated link|Doab|aka=interfluve}} *{{annotated link|Draw (terrain)|Draw}} *{{annotated link|Escarpment|aka=scarp}} *{{annotated link|Fall line}} *{{annotated link|Flat (landform)}} *{{annotated link|Glen}} *{{annotated link|Gully}} *{{annotated link|Hill}} *{{annotated link|Hillock|aka=Knoll}} *{{annotated link|Mesa}} *{{annotated link|Mountain pass}} *{{annotated link|Plain}} *{{annotated link|Plateau}} *{{annotated link|Ravine}} *{{annotated link|Ridge}} *{{annotated link|Rock shelter}} *{{annotated link|Saddle (landform)|Saddle}} *{{annotated link|Scree}} *{{annotated link|Solifluction lobes and sheets}} *{{annotated link|Strath}} *{{annotated link|Summit}} *{{annotated link|Terrace (geology)|Terrace}} *{{annotated link|Terracette}} *{{annotated link|River valley|Vale}} *{{annotated link|Valley}} *{{annotated link|Valley shoulder}} {{end div col}}

===Tectonic landforms=== Landforms created by tectonic activity include:

{{div col}} *{{annotated link|Asymmetric valley}} *{{annotated link|Dome (geology)|Dome}} *{{annotated link|Truncated spur|Faceted spur}} *{{annotated link|Fault scarp}} *{{annotated link|Graben}} *{{annotated link|Half-graben}} *{{annotated link|Horst (geology)|Horst}} *{{annotated link|Mid-ocean ridge}} *{{annotated link|Mud volcano}} *{{annotated link|Oceanic trench}} *{{annotated link|Pull-apart basin}} *{{annotated link|Rift valley}} *{{annotated link|Sand boil}} {{end div col}}

===Volcanic landforms=== Volcanic landforms include:

{{div col}} *{{annotated link|Caldera}} *{{annotated link|Cinder cone}} *{{annotated link|Complex volcano}} *{{annotated link|Lava dome#Cryptodomes|Cryptodome}} *{{annotated link|Cryovolcano}} *{{annotated link|Diatreme}} *{{annotated link|Dike (geology)|Dike}} *{{annotated link|Fissure vent}} *{{annotated link|Geyser}} *{{annotated link|Guyot}} *{{annotated link|Hornito}} *{{annotated link|Kīpuka}} *{{annotated link|Lava}} *{{annotated link|Lava dome}} *{{annotated link|Lava dome#Lava coulées|Lava coulee}} *{{annotated link|Lava field|aka=lava plain}} *{{annotated link|Lava lake}} *{{annotated link|Lava spine}} *{{annotated link|Lava tube}} *{{annotated link|Maar}} *{{annotated link|Malpaís (landform)|Malpais}} *{{annotated link|Mamelon (volcanology)|Mamelon}} *{{annotated link|Mid-ocean ridge}} *{{annotated link|Pit crater}} *{{annotated link|Pyroclastic shield}} *{{annotated link|Resurgent dome}} *{{annotated link|Rootless cone|aka=pseudocrater}} *{{annotated link|Seamount}} *{{annotated link|Shield volcano}} *{{annotated link|Stratovolcano}} *{{annotated link|Somma volcano}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic cone#Spatter cone|Spatter cone}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic crater lake}} *{{annotated link|Subglacial mound}} *{{annotated link|Submarine volcano}} *{{annotated link|Supervolcano}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic cone#Tuff cones (ash cones)|Tuff cone}} *{{annotated link|Tuya}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic vent}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic cone}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic crater}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic dam}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic field}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic group}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic island}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic plateau}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic plug}} *{{annotated link|Volcano}} {{end div col}}

===Weathering landforms=== Weathering landforms include:

{{div col}} *{{annotated link|Bornhardt}} *{{annotated link|Etchplain}} *{{annotated link|Flared slope}} *{{annotated link|Fluting (geology)|Flute}} *{{annotated link|Honeycomb weathering}} *{{annotated link|Inselberg}} *{{annotated link|Karst}} *{{annotated link|Nubbin (landform)|Nubbin}} *{{annotated link|Panhole}} (Weathering pit) *{{annotated link|Tafoni}} *{{annotated link|Tor (rock formation)|Tor}} {{end div col}}

==Landforms by shape== ===Positive landforms=== {{div col}} *{{annotated link|Bornhardt}} *{{annotated link|Cinder cone}} *{{annotated link|Cryptodome}} *{{annotated link|Dome (geology)|Dome}} *{{annotated link|Drumlin}} *{{annotated link|Granite dome}} *{{annotated link|Hillock}} *{{annotated link|Inselberg}} *{{annotated link|Lava dome}} *{{annotated link|Lava spine}} *{{annotated link|Mesa}} *{{annotated link|Mogote}} *{{annotated link|Nubbin (landform)|Nubbin}} *{{annotated link|Palsa}} *{{annotated link|Pingo}} *{{annotated link|Pyroclastic shield}} *{{annotated link|Resurgent dome}} *{{annotated link|Seamount}} *{{annotated link|Shield volcano}} *{{annotated link|Stratocone}} *{{annotated link|Stratovolcano}} *{{annotated link|Tor (rock formation)|Tor}} *{{annotated link|Tower karst}} *{{annotated link|Tuya}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic cone}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic island}} {{end div col}}

===Depressions=== {{div col}} *{{annotated link|Caldera}} *{{annotated link|Cave}} *{{annotated link|Cenote}} *{{annotated link|Cirque}} *{{annotated link|Crevasse}} *{{annotated link|Deflation hollow}} *{{annotated link|Sinkhole|Doline}} *{{annotated link|Gnamma}} *{{annotated link|Graben}} *{{annotated link|Honeycomb weathering}} *{{annotated link|Impact crater}} *{{annotated link|Joint valley landscape|Joint valley}} *{{annotated link|Kettle (landform)|Kettle}} *{{annotated link|Lagoon}} *{{annotated link|Lake}} *{{annotated link|Lava lake}} *{{annotated link|Maar}} *{{annotated link|Nivation|Nivation hollow}} *{{annotated link|Oxbow lake}} *{{annotated link|Panhole}} *{{annotated link|Pothole (landform)|Pothole}} *{{annotated link|Plunge pool}} *{{annotated link|Pond}} *{{annotated link|Pull-apart basin}} *{{annotated link|Quarry}} *{{annotated link|Rift zone|Rift}} *{{annotated link|Sea cave}} *{{annotated link|Sinkhole}} *{{annotated link|Sor (geomorphology)|Sor}} *{{annotated link|Tafoni}} *{{annotated link|Thermokarst}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic crater}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic dam}} {{end div col}}

===Flat landforms=== {{div col}} *{{annotated link|Abyssal fan}} *{{annotated link|Abyssal plain}} *{{annotated link|Bench (geology)|Bench}} *{{annotated link|Butte}} *{{annotated link|Coastal plain}} *{{annotated link|Continental shelf}} *{{annotated link|Cryoplanation|Cryoplanation terrace}} *{{annotated link|Dissected plateau}} *{{annotated link|Etchplain}} *{{annotated link|Floodplain}} *{{annotated link|Fluvial terrace}} *{{annotated link|Inselberg|Inselberg plain}} *{{annotated link|Terrace (geology)|Lacustrine terrace}} *{{annotated link|Lava field|aka=lava plain}} *{{annotated link|Oceanic basin}} *{{annotated link|Oceanic plateau}} *{{annotated link|Outwash fan}} *{{annotated link|Outwash plain}} *Paleoplain - A buried erosion plain; a particularly large and flat erosion surface *{{annotated link|Pediplain}} *{{annotated link|Peneplain}} *{{annotated link|Plain}} *{{annotated link|Planation surface}} *{{annotated link|Plateau}} *{{annotated link|Polje}} *{{annotated link|Raised beach|aka=Marine terrace}} *{{annotated link|River delta}} *{{annotated link|Salt marsh}} *{{annotated link|Salt pan (geology)|Salt pan}} *{{annotated link|Outwash plain|Sandur}} *{{annotated link|Strandflat}} *{{annotated link|Strath}} *{{annotated link|Swamp}} *{{annotated link|Table (landform)|Table}} *{{annotated link|Tidal marsh}} *{{annotated link|Tepui}} *{{annotated link|Volcanic plateau}} *{{annotated link|Wave-cut platform}} {{end div col}}

==Landforms, alphabetic== {{div col}} *{{annotated link|Abîme}} *{{annotated link|Abyssal fan}} *{{annotated link|Abyssal plain}} *{{annotated link|Ait}} *{{annotated link|Alluvial fan}} *{{annotated link|Alpine lake}} *{{annotated link|Anabranch}} *{{annotated link|Natural arch|Arch}} *{{annotated link|Archipelago}} *{{annotated link|Arête}} *{{annotated link|Arroyo (watercourse)|Arroyo}} *{{annotated link|Atoll}} *{{annotated link|Ayre (landform)|Ayre}} *{{annotated link|Badlands}} *{{annotated link|Bajada (geography)|Bajada}} *{{annotated link|Shoal|Bar}} *{{annotated link|Barchan}} *{{annotated link|Shoal|Barrier bar}} *{{annotated link|Barrier island}} *{{annotated link|Bay}} *{{annotated link|Baymouth bar}} *{{annotated link|Bayou}} *{{annotated link|Beach}} *{{annotated link|Beach cusps}} *{{annotated link|Beach ridge}} *{{annotated link|Bench (geology)|Bench}} *{{annotated link|Bight (geography)|Bight}} *{{annotated link|Blowhole (geology)|Blowhole}} *{{annotated link|Blowout (geomorphology)|Blowout}} *{{annotated link|Cliff|Bluff}} *{{annotated link|Bornhardt}} *{{annotated link|Braided river|Braided channel}} *{{annotated link|Butte}} *{{annotated link|Calanque}} *{{annotated link|Caldera}} *{{annotated link|Canyon}} *{{annotated link|Cape (geography)|Cape}} *{{annotated link|Carolina bay}} *{{annotated link|Cave}} *{{annotated link|Cenote}} *{{annotated link|Channel (geography)|Channel}} *{{annotated link|Cirque}} *{{annotated link|Cirque|Corrie}} or cwm *{{annotated link|Cliff}} *{{annotated link|Coast}} *{{annotated link|Coastal plain}} *{{annotated link|Col}} *{{annotated link|Complex crater}} *{{annotated link|Complex volcano}} *{{annotated link|Confluence}} *{{annotated link|Continental shelf}} *{{annotated link|Coral reef}} *{{annotated link|Cordillera}} *{{annotated link|Cove}} *{{annotated link|Cove (Appalachian Mountains)|Cove (mountain)}} *{{annotated link|Crater}} *{{annotated link|Crevasse splay}} *{{annotated link|Crevasse}} *{{annotated link|Cryovolcano}} *{{annotated link|Cuesta}} *{{annotated link|Cuspate foreland}} *{{annotated link|Cut bank}} *{{annotated link|Valley|Dale}} *{{annotated link|Defile (geography)|Defile}} *{{annotated link|Dell (landform)|Dell}} *{{annotated link|Depression (geology)|Depression}} *{{annotated link|River delta|Delta, River}} *{{annotated link|Desert pavement}} *{{annotated link|Desert varnish}} *{{annotated link|Diatreme}} *{{annotated link|Dike (geology)|Dike}} *{{annotated link|Dirt cone}} *{{annotated link|Dissected plateau}} *{{annotated link|Doab}} *{{annotated link|Sinkhole|Doline}} *{{annotated link|Dome (geology)|Dome}} *{{annotated link|Drainage basin}} *{{annotated link|Drainage divide}} *{{annotated link|Draw (terrain)|Draw}} *{{annotated link|Drumlin}} *{{annotated link|Dry lake}} *{{annotated link|Dune}} *{{annotated link|Dune|Dune system}} *{{annotated link|Ejecta blanket}} *{{annotated link|Endorheic basin}} *{{annotated link|Erg (landform)|Erg}} *{{annotated link|Escarpment}} (scarp) *{{annotated link|Esker}} *{{annotated link|Estuary}} *{{annotated link|Exhumed river channel}} *{{annotated link|Truncated spur|Faceted spur}} *{{annotated link|Fall line}} *{{annotated link|Fault scarp}} *{{annotated link|Firth}} *{{annotated link|Fissure vent}} *{{annotated link|Fjard}} *{{annotated link|Fjord}} *{{annotated link|Flat (landform)|Flat}} *{{annotated link|Flatiron (geomorphology)|Flatiron}} *{{annotated link|Floodplain}} *{{annotated link|Foothills}} *{{annotated link|River island|Fluvial island}} *{{annotated link|Fluvial terrace}} *{{annotated link|Foiba}} *{{annotated link|Geest}} *{{annotated link|Geo (landform)|Geo}} *{{annotated link|Geyser}} *{{annotated link|Pyramidal peak|Glacial horn}} *{{annotated link|Glacier cave}} *{{annotated link|Glacier foreland}} *{{annotated link|Glacier}} *{{annotated link|Glen Roy|Parallel Roads of Glen Roy}} *{{annotated link|Glen}} *{{annotated link|Canyon|Gorge}} *{{annotated link|Graben}} *{{annotated link|Gulch}} *{{annotated link|List of gulfs|Gulf}} *{{annotated link|Gully}} *{{annotated link|Guyot}} *{{annotated link|Half-graben}} *{{annotated link|Hamada}} *{{annotated link|Hanging valley}} *{{annotated link|Headland}} *{{annotated link|Highland}} *{{annotated link|Hill}} *{{annotated link|Hillock}} *{{annotated link|Hogback (geology)|Hogback}} *{{annotated link|Homoclinal ridge}} *{{annotated link|Hoodoo (geology)|Hoodoo}} *{{annotated link|Horst (geology)|Horst}} *{{annotated link|Impact crater}} *{{annotated link|Inland dune}} *{{annotated link|Inlet}} *{{annotated link|Doab|Interfluve}} *{{annotated link|Inverted relief}} *{{annotated link|Island}} *{{annotated link|Islet}} *{{annotated link|Isthmus}} *{{annotated link|Kame delta}} *{{annotated link|Kame}} *{{annotated link|Karst}} *{{annotated link|Karst fenster}} *{{annotated link|Karst|Karst valley}} *{{annotated link|Kettle (landform)|Kettle}} *{{annotated link|Kīpuka}} *{{annotated link|Hillock|Knoll}} *{{annotated link|Lacustrine plain}} *{{annotated link|Lagoon}} *{{annotated link|Lake}} *{{annotated link|Lava dome}} *{{annotated link|Lava}} *{{annotated link|Lava lake}} *{{annotated link|Lava field|aka=lava plain}} *{{annotated link|Lava spine}} *{{annotated link|Lava tube}} *{{annotated link|Lavaka}} *{{annotated link|Levee}}, natural *{{annotated link|Limestone pavement}} *{{annotated link|Loess}} *{{annotated link|Terrace (geology)|Lacustrine terraces}} *{{annotated link|Maar}} *{{annotated link|Machair}} *{{annotated link|Malpaís (landform)|Malpaís}} *{{annotated link|Mamelon (volcanology)|Mamelon}} *{{annotated link|Raised beach|Marine terrace}} *{{annotated link|Marsh}} *{{annotated link|Massif}} *{{annotated link|Meander}} *{{annotated link|Médanos (geology)|Médanos}} *{{annotated link|Mesa}} *{{annotated link|Mid-ocean ridge}} *{{annotated link|Mogote}} *{{annotated link|Inselberg|Monadnock}} *{{annotated link|Moraine}} *{{annotated link|Moulin (geomorphology)|Moulin}} *{{annotated 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== Further reading == Hargitai H., Kereszturi Á. (eds): Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer. https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3

==See also== * {{annotated link|Geomorphology}} * Glossary of geology * Types of bodies of water * Volcanic landforms in the Canary Islands – list of examples in the Canary Islands (with photos)

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