Marcia MeierRockface sheer and imposing, emerges from the sea, reminding us nature makes no allowances.
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On a rocky coast, a slope of rock is the tallest part of the shore. When the tide comes in with the waves, it cannot rush up to the top of this slope and flow into the sea. The tide just flows around it, leaving a smooth slope that with eroded by time to form a steep cliff.
Source: Ireland, Place Out Of Time
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