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| Image number: | 1907 |
| Feature : | cliff |
| Grouping : | structural relief |
| Discipline : | geomorphology |
| Year : | 2007 |
| Locality : | Melfa Maryam, Hagere selam |
| Country : | Ethiopia |
| Region - tribe : | Tembien |
| Physiographic region : | Abessinian highlands |
| Notice : | The subhorizontal geological stratigragraphy leads to differential erosion. Limestones and sandstones give resistant cliffs. The more marly and shaly layers between give rise to smooth slopes. Structural relief. Look to the important rockfall from the cliffs. |
| Reference : | Moeyersons, Jan, 2007 Image 1907. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/en/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |