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sea cave

littoral cave

1.

sea cave - a cave in present-day or emerged sea diffs, formed by wave attack or solution.

Gillieson, 1996

2.

Littoral caves, more commonly known as sea caves, are found throughout the world, actively forming along present coastlines and as relict sea caves on former coastlines.

Gunn, 2004

3.

Sea caves, also known as littoral caves, are a type of cave formed primarily by wave action.

Klimchouk et al., 2014

4.

The precise scientific name is littoral cave, meaning a cave formed within the range of tides.

White and Culver, 2012

5.

Sea caves are caves that form by wave erosion in coastal areas that contain exposed bedrock.

White and Culver, 2012

6.

sea cave : A cave or cleft in a sea cliff eroded by waves or currerts or dissolved by water.

Monroe, 1970

CAUSE formed primarily by wave action
formed by wave attack or solution
eroded by waves or currerts or dissolved by water
LOCATION relict sea caves on former coastlines
forming along present coastlines
found throughout the world
within the range of tides