Marine erosion

Japanese: marine erosion(英語表記)marineerosion
Marine erosion

...This is called a Yardang and is a strangely shaped rock tower attached to the ridge.
[Sea erosion]
Marine erosion is the erosion caused by the movement of seawater on the coast. Sea cliffs are formed when waves break at the base of a submerged mountain where it meets the sea, and the strong action of the shoreline creates a notch at the base. The upper slope overhangs and collapses, causing the cliff to retreat inland.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "marine erosion" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これをヤルダンと呼び岩稜に怪異な形の岩塔が伴う。
[海食]
 海岸における海水の運動によっておこる浸食作用を海食marine erosionという。海(食)崖sea cliffは,沈水した山地の山脚が海に接する所で波浪が砕け,磯波が強く作用して基部に〈刻みnotch〉が生じ,その上部の斜面がオーバーハングする結果崩れ落ち,崖は内陸側に後退する。…

※「marine erosion」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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