as in land
a natural feature (such as a mountain or valley) of the Earth's surface
These landforms were created by glaciers.
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The sea bed here has fewer coral reefs and more basaltic landforms with changing topographies and highly variable depths.
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Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
The town invites visitors and residents to explore some of the U.S.'s various beautiful landscapes — including red rock formations, natural sandstone arches and mesa landforms.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
Native grasses and great bunkering will frame shots over a rolling landscape with unique landforms.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
And if islands are your thing, that landform dominates the Tripadvisor list, which includes Guadeloupe, Grand Cayman, Kauai, Mauritius and Zanzibar, as well as Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, which is dotted with more than a thousand dramatic limestone islands.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
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Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
The town invites visitors and residents to explore some of the U.S.'s various beautiful landscapes — including red rock formations, natural sandstone arches and mesa landforms.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
Native grasses and great bunkering will frame shots over a rolling landscape with unique landforms.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
And if islands are your thing, that landform dominates the Tripadvisor list, which includes Guadeloupe, Grand Cayman, Kauai, Mauritius and Zanzibar, as well as Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, which is dotted with more than a thousand dramatic limestone islands.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Landform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landform. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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