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Sentence Examples Here, the sheer cliffs of the northwest side of Britain's highest mountain Ben Nevis soar to a giddying 2000 feet. There are beautiful white sandy beaches all over the island and sheltered coves overlooked by pine-covered cliffs. The Pre-Cambrian granite bedrock is exposed at higher elevations as outcrops or low cliffs. She glanced at it briefly, taking in the trembling peaks and abrupt cliffs and faces. There is also a public walkway along the top of the cliffs which passes directly in front of the house. Seaward of the road, the grassy slopes end abruptly in rugged cliffs pounded by waves. I went hiking and I saw jagged cliffs, rolling tundra and delicate purple saxifrage. While he was rabbiting on about how we would jump off the cliffs at Barnageeragh, I slipped quietly away. The pilot flew by, radioed in, and confirmed that the fire was behind the cliffs. Responsible behaviour is also required on the surface as birds will be nesting on the cliffs and huge rafts of them will also be on the water. I recalled the way he'd raged at me, his eyes fastened on the old granite cliffs. The bulk of rubbish washed ashore on this stretch of beach has been dumped over the cliffs on the western side of the bay. Continue westwards over heathery, grassy terrain at a safe distance from the edge of Canna's highest cliffs. Its zig-zag course and the steep cliffs on either side make a two-hour raft trip down the river an adventurous experience. In these places are jagged cliffs falling almost vertical to the tide line, a remnant of aeons of erosion. Bald Eagles build large stick nests called eyries in tall trees or on cliffs. He returns briefly to Ireland to put his affairs in order, and Kate's enraged mother pushes him over the cliffs to his death. After their pill box on the cliffs above Omaha suffers several direct hits, the German defenders emerge waving white flags. It was the noise of thousands of baby cormorants, razorbills, gannets and guillemots, demanding food from their nests on the cliffs. From nearby, use a wide-angle lens to exaggerate the height of sheer rock walls or steep cliffs. Show More Sentences Swing away from the Treasury and the canyon widens somewhat, with a wide sandy bottom between sheer cliffs. Laying a six-inch air line across the first suspension bridge, with the Arizona cliffs in the background. On the eastern side is the Koolau Range, whose spectacular fissured cliffs front the windward side of the island. Northern woodsia occurs on rock cliffs, crevices, talus, and rocky, boreal woods in sun to partial shade. They are often found in open areas with cliffs, and along rocky coasts and rivers. The Yellowwood grows in the rich moist soils of hardwood forests, especially along stream banks, limestone cliffs, and valleys. Southend's cliffs, hit by a devastating landslip only 18 months ago, are still moving because of the wet weather, it has been revealed. Grimond was adopted as candidate for Orkney and Shetland, having only seen the cliffs of Hoy while in Caithness on a grouse shoot. This painting captures the height of the grassy climb, looking down over the white chalk cliffs to the water. She added that she found the cliffs very rich and very interesting for her from an artistic point of view. The bleak landscape is shaped by a series of cliffs, terraces and expanses of limestone pavement, with little else to punctuate the view. Steep cliffs rose on either side of the gorge, which was spanned by a suspension bridge. The men who built this railway had to hang suspended by ropes from vertical cliffs, blasting and hacking out a roadbed. It crosses multiple blocks and is lush with trees, flowers, lawns, cliffs, streams, waterfalls, ponds, clusters of rocks, and outdoor terraces. The spare condominium complex complements the rugged pasture land and rocky cliffs that distinguish Sea Ranch as a magnificent site. Beside this river, carved on the rocky cliffs, you can read inscriptions of Egyptian Pharaohs, Assyrian kings and Roman commanders. Also known as arbutus or madrona, these large, red-barked trees cling to the cliffs above Puget Sound like well-muscled rock climbers. Turning, he could see the dark line of cliffs from which he had come, and a long stretch of beach. Pickled samphire was once so popular and saleable in England that men risked their necks to collect it from the cliffs. Quickly the pack of hounds caught a scent, and hurried to the chase, baying so loudly that the rocks and cliffs rang. Show More Sentences Mitre Peak magnetises photographers, and the fiord's sheer cliffs excite both admiration and apprehension. The Sussex coast at this point lacks any rocks or cliffs, and shipwrecks were never common here. Teal-blue water licked at uninhabited gleaming, creamy beaches backdropped by vertically faced limestone cliffs hundreds of feet straight up. At 15m a ledge with a boulder-strewn platform extended 30m to the foamy backwash near the cliffs. Around the rocky shores sea birds such as gulls, terns, cormorants, gannets and puffins nested in the cliffs and dunes. The event will include a march past of veterans and parade along the cliffs. In places, the boat gets so close to the rocky cliffs that we expect to hear an agonizing scrape. Virtually all Guillemots in Britain nest either on sea-girt cliffs or on small islands whence the chicks can readily reach the water. The area comprises of thornveld, with forest patches along the cliffs and drainage lines. When our party first mounted the cliffs, a throwing stick, a broken spear, and some stones were found. Contrary to popular belief, the bird's nests are not found in the faces of cliffs but in caves. What impels you to put aside the instinct for self-preservation and risk your lives to take these cliffs? Shorelines may be indicated by pebbly or sandy beaches, mudflats, rocky cliffs, or reefs. Climbers had to climb the sharp cliffs in strong winds and fend of birds attacking with beaks and wings. During the breeding season, Prairie Falcons inhabit dry, open areas with cliffs and bluffs for nesting. A mile away across the valley the far cliffs stood in white limestone buttresses bedded on red scree slopes, glowing in early sun. It is easy to imagine the shape of the seabed by looking at the bedding planes of rock in the nearby cliffs. Climbers I'd gotten to know took me out to a climbing area called Clifton Gorge, where we top-roped some scrappy little cliffs. Here, sheer limestone cliffs tower over gentle pastures and provide what many people believe is the finest scenery in the Alps. The highest cliffs in Europe are a short distance from the pier where he berths his vessel. Show More Sentences Give a wide berth to the foaming surf, and hug these cliffs, or before you can stop her the ship may take us over there and we'll be wrecked. Two miles south of Stonehaven, this impressive ruin sits on a flat peninsula with sheer cliffs on three sides. Here the Danube carves its way through heavily forested hills creating sheer cliffs on either side of the river. Whereas the canyon's south side is terraced and textured, the north walls are sheer cliffs. High peat cliffs on the coasts of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island are clear examples of coastal wetland loss by transgressing sea levels. Behind the cabin was a large empty yard and beyond that trees and steep hillsides topped with pink cliffs and crags. We bimbled up the coast into the lee of some big cliffs that would shelter us, and there we stayed put for the rest of the day. In a perfect world, this sand would build up the beach and keep shoreside cliffs from eroding further. As soon as the weather moderated, the four men at Cape Evans climbed the cliffs behind their camp and scanned the sea for any signs of the ship. Yallac followed suit, lying on her back and gazing up at the endless expanse of stars, listening to the shushing of the water on the cliffs. The cliffs drop down to secluded bays with jagged rocks and turquoise water. It is a land of mountains, moorland and hill pasture, with steep river valleys and cliffs. Below dark cliffs and mossy overhangs lay olive groves, entire slopes terraced with backbreaking plots of retaining walls and water channels. It would be some time before it bloomed and lit up the cliffs with its yellow-flowered prodigality again. This is the process by which rainwater erodes limestone cliffs and creates limestone caves and sinkholes. It is surrounded by mountains with sheer cliffs several hundred feet high which make it popular with walkers and climbers. And to the right was a precipitous mountain range with snowy caps and rocky cliffs. The vast forest surrounding the cliffs where he'd found Shanae was dense and thick with underbrush. We weren't thrill seekers jumping off cliffs, or skydiving, or driving fast vehicles, but we did what many of you do. With binoculars and a picnic lunch, one can spend endless hours here, musing on the leviathans that approach almost to the base of the cliffs. Show More Sentences There was a huge bombora breaking to our left, and huge seas crashing on the rocks around the cliffs to our right. The waves lapped sleepily at the foot of the cliffs, some 200 feet below us. The steep cliffs tumble abruptly into the sea, scarred by deep gorges which drip with greenery. The most spectacular hill slopes are the sides of deep gorges and the great rock cliffs of high mountain chains. In daytime, it always hides in forest fringes or bosks, sometimes climbs cliffs of flowstone beach and bare rocks. We continue, without rest, for several identical pitches, through the narrows, to the first apron above the cliffs. In an early big scene in that novel, Sir Arthur Wardour and his daughter Isabella are trapped between the onrushing tide and unscaleable cliffs. Seabirds nest on the cliffs and float on the smooth sea, scattering as the RIB zooms past. The greenhouses had to be sited in the unshaded strip at the foot of the cliffs on the north side of the pit. Even in the virtual world of the game, the graphics engine is able to create endless snowscapes and cliffs of ice that look almost real. Frigatebirds are noted soarers, spending much of the day riding the winds and roosting at night on trees or cliffs. Formed by volcanic upheavals, the island sits atop 100-foot cliffs rising straight out of deep ocean. The county is predominantly heavily glaciated mountains and uplands with a coast of cliffs and bays. Soil-like material found at the base of the cliffs should also be dried and soaked to break down any remaining rock fragments. A brickyard was established the year of the fire, and limestone and sandstone were quarried from the cliffs. Lying just over 14 km off the extreme south-west coast, Eldey's precipitous cliffs rise to a height of nearly 80 metres. Great granite cliffs reared up majestically all around us, the foreboding grey offset by sparkling ribbons of water showering diamante spray. But no amount of groundwork could prepare you for the verticality of the cliffs here. The Shenandoah flows bucolically through the rich farmland, forested hillsides, limestone cliffs, and sandy islands of Virginia. You may find your craft escorted by spinner dolphins or see a double rainbow spanning the sculpted cliffs. Show More Sentences In the Mediterranean, I've seen large, robust fig trees sprouting from craggy slopes and fractured rock cliffs. The late winter sun was shining brightly and big waves hurled themselves against the rocks, sending sheets of white spume up along the cliffs. The high cliffs are riven and seared by gullies, prominent ridges, towers and buttresses. The cliffs behind me were green and lush with ferns, and there were square white buildings nestled into the vegetation. Those tall red cliffs are hammered in the winter months by prevailing north-easterly winds that generate heavy seas. But by a small miracle, a few pairs of breeding cahows hung for generations on some remote sea cliffs in the Bermuda archipelago. Standing on the edge of cliffs that drop suddenly, it's easy to imagine that this is the world's brink. The coastline is varied, dramatic and rugged, cut with caves, gullies, canyons and sheer cliffs. As the sun rose, we could make out the near vertical cliffs rising out of the ocean and the ship steaming right between them. Mark W gets his adrenalin fix by jumping off cliffs with his hang-glider, and then realising it's a heck of a long way down. In this way, like superior steeplejacks, climbers overcame these gigantic cliffs, a voyage of discovery on an ocean of fear. In the olden days on St Kilda and at several bleak rocky points east, tenacious hunters would dangle off perilous cliffs to catch their harvest. Nests are located on cliffs, in haystacks, hollow trees, or in barns and old buildings. We avoided the first obstacle, a gully-bound stream that breaches the cliffs to run down to a stony beach, by following the path inland. Deep in the heart of Central India there is a wild forest surrounded by sheer 1,200 feet high cliffs. He describes their hellish home of hidden evil upon evil, windy wolf-dens, cliffs, and skies of dark air and black rain. A coroner has urged climbers to exercise extreme caution when tackling limestone cliffs in the Dales. Its Victorian heritage is in evidence in the grand frontages that line the sea front and perch on the chalky cliffs. The basin that had flooded became a thin, turbulent river at the bottom of a chasm, and their path was surrounded on either side by sheer cliffs of slate. On three sides, cliffs and screes rose from a lake to the ice-cap above. Show More Sentences In the Khumbu glacier region, the narrows either side of the Khumbu icefall are leucogranite cliffs beneath the Lhotse Detachment, which ramps down to the east. We see single plants on a beach, cliffs beside water pressing in on the painter, the waves still or tempestuous, reflecting the wild vagaries of his mind. On our mountain safari we ascend spectacular mountain passes, traverse hairpin bends, rolling green hills and dramatic and awe-inspiring sandstone cliffs. The mouth of the corrie gives a view of the cliffs and the distinctive feature of a massive rock slab, which is covered by snow in winter and is prone to avalanche. The predominant feature of the shoreline is the rocky cliffs, extending under water to encompass a lush kelp forest, submarine reefs and offshore seamounts. The neighboring Mansfield has magnificent stone cliffs and a variety of hikes ranging in difficulty. We have a photo of him in his mid-50s diving off the cliffs at Acapulco, Mexico. Again Dave explains that this is a fantastic place for wildlife and one of the few places in the country where you can see white chalk cliffs untouched by man. Two hours east of Dallas, sun-drenched granite cliffs loom high above the cloudy waters of possum Kingdom Lake. Prior to the sharp decline of Peregrines from the raptor's indigenous habitat, the birds nested mainly on steep cliffs, which seems like a very wild bird-like thing to do. The waves crash onto the base of sheer cliffs on the ocean side. It has four springs of sulfureous water in large caves in the cliffs. You can walk over rough slabs, cannon-ball boulders, limpets and bladderwrack to delight in the over-the-waves-views all the way to the white cliffs of Flamborough Head. She took his halter and began leading him along the edge of the cliffs. Although the rough weather and thickening fog beyond the harbour prevented us passing between the high cliffs, we made up for it with a nightcap in the yacht club. With no natural protection from the sea, apart from a narrow coral reef, the atoll was at the mercy of massive waves that crashed over its 30-metre high seaward cliffs. Its landscape of mountains, rugged cliffs, lakes, moors, beaches and bays are ideal for a week's swimming, canoeing, boating, fishing and walking. So it was that the faint throb of a boat engine and then the definite sound of contact between craft and rock resounded from the cliffs, reaching those on shore. Above the cliffs at Omaha Beach is the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, beautifully landscaped by Markely Stevenson. On one beach, hemmed in by cliffs on either side and palm trees at the back, some Grenadians are playing cricket, three sticks jammed into the sand for stumps. Show More Sentences The film retraces much of Che's journey, the camera wandering through desolate valleys and rocky cliffs while Che's words are read on the soundtrack. The converts among the merchants and nomadic rulers built temples, pagodas and cave sanctuaries carved into the canyon cliffs and mountains along the Yellow River. Red limestone cliffs front the sapphire-blue surface of Lake Nam Tsho, where Tibetan pilgrims gather at a shoreline dotted with migratory cranes and geese. The slopes and cliffs reflect a highly unstable and dynamic landscape. Three of the party rafted together and took the distressed party across their kayaks and made their way towards a suitable landing point beneath high cliffs. Once more, firm sand provided a gentle walking surface until almost the end of the beach, where we rested before the short but stiff climb to the heathland above the cliffs. It took a bit of scrambling, but we finally made it to the cliffs. Several key spots for viewing the lesser kestrel are at ancient monasteries built into cliffs along narrow dry streambeds that wind down to the Jordan River. The cliffs are so solid and unyielding and yet, these beautiful, persistent plants are allowed to set their roots into that so seemingly impervious surface. The river bends inwards away from here, and they could have lit a fire and camped with their tents against the cliffs for protection against the winds. And instead to walk with Angus to Ruadh Dearg where waves curled and crashed and lathered the rocks, where birds wheeled and screeched among the cliffs. Set in a secluded meadow in Yosemite Valley against granite cliffs, the 99-room hotel of stone, glass and concrete melts into its remarkable setting. It was really nice just to follow the cliffs and look down onto a dead calm sea with a setting sun in the west giving the whole scene a nice warm glow. As they sighted the cliffs of Dover, they also spotted another ship. The northwards path along a rocky coastline takes you to Dunstanburgh Castle, a romantic ruin where kittiwakes, cormorants and fulmars nest on whinstone cliffs. Between the cliffs and the sea, the rhythmic movement of the tides is forming a new tidal marsh that includes mudflats, tidal creeks, tidal marshes, and tracts of shrubs. Straddled between Utah and Arizona in the Navaho Indian Reservation are the sandstone buttes, mesas and cliffs of Monument Valley, the setting for countless westerns. It's been months since I was able to walk in rough country, haven't trod the farm paths over to Washford or across to the cliffs this year at all. A bit like tombstoning, only instead of jumping off cliffs into water, they jump into diets that are going to lose them nothing but their health and sanity. The cliffs are a reminder that a giant, lazy river sluiced through the prairie as it coursed west to the Pacific, a passage since blocked by the rise of the Andes. Show More Sentences They had been grazing in one of Crete's dozens of fabulous gorges, where sheer cliffs soar spectacularly on either side as you head for the Mediterranean Sea. Then came Bell Gorge, its waters dropping 100 metres through a series of pools and falls and next the thin strip of Lennard Gorge, caught in the grip of two steep cliffs. The northwards path along a rocky coastline takes you to the castle, a romantic ruin where kittiwakes, cormorants and fulmars nest on whinstone cliffs. Most people touring the 302-square-kilometre Lushan National Park will be unruffled when they stand in front of perpendicular cliffs and look down on deep valleys. Fearing they would be blown into the island cliffs, the crew furled the main sail, then to lower the ship's profile further, Alexander ordered the main spar lowered. The Amalfi Drive is a narrow road that threads along the high cliffs above the Tyrrhenian Sea and is a popular drive. I'd been warned about the rough cliffs at Resendiz Brothers Protea Growers, in San Diego County. On either side the cliffs rose higher, and the walls of Jurassic rock, above the brashy steeps, more towering, precipitous, and fantastic. The summit dome itself, together with the steep northern cliffs, are composed of andesite and basaltic lavas. They were met with heavy machine gun fire from emplacements dug into the overlooking cliffs. Casualties were heavier than all the other landings combined, as the men were subjected to fire from the cliffs above. During that same year Blacknor Fort, situated on the western cliffs of Portland, was completed. The cliffs are known as the East Cliff and the West Cliff and are predominantly residential areas. As the shoreline is subject to severe coastal erosion, new material is constantly being exposed along the cliffs and on the beach. The sea breaks upon this coast against a palisadoed fence of rocks and cliffs, around which swarm flocks of polar birds with cries and screams. It forms prominent headlands such as those of Stackpole Head and Lydstep Point and the cliffs at Tenby. This protection erodes the Cape's shoreline at the expense of its cliffs, while protecting towns from Fairhaven to Marshfield. In the west, the coastline is high and dramatic where the plateau of Exmoor meets the sea, with high cliffs and waterfalls. This arrangement enables the passerine birds to perch upon vertical surfaces, such as trees and cliffs. Where the downs meet the sea, characteristic white chalk cliffs form, such as the White Cliffs of Dover and Beachy Head. Show More Sentences Unfortunately, there were subsidence problems and concerns that the concussion from firing the guns was causing the cliffs to crumble. It is mostly sandy but it is also covered in chalk from the nearby cliffs, which is frequently gathered by tourists as souvenirs. The west Dorset coast around Charmouth and Lyme Regis includes unstable cliffs which have given rise to undercliff areas with varied topography. To the south are the chalk cliffs of Ballard Down, much of which is owned by the National Trust. Due to the lack of grazing on the cliffs above the bay, the native chalk ecosystem has thrived. The path follows the coast around the eastern tip of the Island at Foreland, then skirts the cliffs above Whitecliff Bay. Pupils also had the opportunity to go swimming in the sea, shooting and climb the cliffs at Whitecliff Bay. In 1933 Carlos Barnard started the first section of Hotel El Mirador, with 12 rooms on the cliffs of La Quebrada. The rock in the cliffs the stacks are being cut from are arkosic sandstone and coarse poorly sorted conglomerates. The Palisades, large, rocky cliffs along the west bank of the river, begin along the west bank of the river opposite the Bronx. The only land birds are snow buntings and rock ptarmigans, but the island is very rich in seabirds that nest on the southern cliffs. They were frequently located at hills, or in seashore cliffs and peninsulas. Tasmania has the world's largest areas of dolerite, with many distinctive mountains and cliffs formed from this rock type. Situated high on a mountainside near the firn line, they are typically partially surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs. Pillar Rock is a large rocky outcrop surrounded by cliffs on the northern side of Pillar, well below the summit. Sedimentary rocks most likely to form cliffs include sandstone, limestone, chalk, and dolomite. In arid areas or under high cliffs, they are generally exposed jumbles of fallen rock. Coastal erosion may lead to the formation of sea cliffs along a receding coastline. The location of the world's highest sea cliffs depends also on the definition of 'cliff' that is used. However, other cliffs on Baffin Island, such as Polar Sun Spire in the Sam Ford Fjord, or others in remote areas of Greenland may be higher. Show More Sentences Scar Lathing is particularly impressive, presenting sheer cliffs above a bend in the Esk. The hill is prominent from the A590 road with its steep limestone cliffs, laid down in the Carboniferous period some 350 million years ago. It lies on the River Kinder, where it flows west over one of the gritstone cliffs on the plateau edge. The entrance to the river from the sea is a rocky entrance with cliffs either side. These are long, narrow inlets with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity. There have been many more closures since, caused both by landslips from the cliffs and breaches by the sea, especially in winter. The cliffs were water-worn, as if they had been gnawed for thousands of years by hungry waves. I wanted to get the spectacular cliffs in the shot to show it was not just a water spout anywhere. For example, the Anasazi Indians of the Southwest lived high above the plains on cliffs, which afforded natural surveillance. Bhattacharjee's body was found at Splash Point cliffs in Seaford, East Sussex, on 12 July. A jetboat careening up a glaciated river and then backpacking up into the cliffs led me to my first mountain goat. In summer these cliffs are the breeding grounds for all sorts of amazing sea birds including razorbills, fulmars, shags and guillemots. The cliffs were buzzing with action as Razorbills, Guillemots and Kittiwakes all tended to begging young. Closer to Zallaq, the sheer ochre cliffs with horizontal striations on either side of the road near Bahrain University, again surprised me. As a coordinator, stuntwomen, and stunt double Jarvis has been blown up, thrown off cliffs, and lit on fire. The eroding cliffs often reveal previously hidden remains, particularly along the Back of the Wight. The Glanville fritillary butterfly's distribution in the United Kingdom is largely restricted to the edges of the island's crumbling cliffs. It is a popular tourist destination for surfing and contains 5 Blue Flag beaches and Croaghaun one of the worlds highest sea cliffs. The White Cliffs of Dover are cliffs that form part of the English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. In World War II, thousands of allied troops on the little ships in the Dunkirk evacuation saw the welcoming sight of the cliffs. Show More Sentences The chalk cliffs of the Alabaster Coast of Normandy, France, are part of the same geological system as Dover's cliffs. In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, the cliffs were named as the third greatest natural wonder in Britain. The development of glaciers was likely aided by localized cooling indebted to shading by adjacent cliffs. Bede also refers to a mass suicide committed by groups of 40 or 50 men who jumped from cliffs during a time of famine. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. In contrast to the white cliffs at Dover further to the east, the cliffs at Folkestone are composed of Greensand and Gault Clay. The major landmark in Folkestone, apart from the harbour, is the Leas, the cliffs above the beach. Where these reach the coast cliffs are formed which are cut with ravines and waterfalls. On their first stop ashore at St Jago in Cape Verde, Darwin found that a white band high in the volcanic rock cliffs included seashells. One hypothesis is that they drove elephants, rhinoceroses and hippopotamuses over the tops of cliffs or into bogs to more easily kill them. The coastline is composed mainly of resistant rocks that give rise in many places to impressive cliffs. The cliffs in the ravine contain several caves that were occupied during the last ice age, between around 43,000 and 10,000 years ago. The cliffs on this part of the coast are being eroded as sections crumble away and landslides occur. The area covered by the designation comprises the land between the mean low water mark and the top of the cliffs or the back of the beach. Further east at Ladram Bay, more sandstone cliffs give rise to spectacular red sandstone stacks. Around Lyme Regis and Charmouth the cliffs are of Jurassic clays and shale, and landslips are common. Sea stacks and pinnacles, such as Old Harry Rocks at Handfast Point, have been formed by erosion of the chalk cliffs. This process formed the distinctive Salisbury Crags, a series of teschenite cliffs between Arthur's Seat and the location of the early burgh. The terrain consists of a plateau sloping from long sandy bays in the south to rugged cliffs in the north. The cliffs were defended by the German 352nd Infantry Division and French collaborators firing from above. Show More Sentences After scaling the cliffs, the Rangers discovered that the guns had already been withdrawn. Casualties were around 2,000, as the men were subjected to fire from the cliffs above. The cliff face goes up to 350 feet and the cliffs stretch for 8 miles of coastline. Into Devon and Cornwall, the coastline becomes more rocky and steep, with numerous cliffs and tiny fishing villages along the coastline. Native trees such as rowan and crab apple are only found in a few isolated places such as cliffs and loch islands. The Chalk forms characteristic white cliffs on both sides of the English Channel, an example are the white cliffs of Dover. The eastern, southern and western coasts of the peninsula are lined with numerous sandy beaches both wide and small, separated by steep cliffs. The Snowdon Massif includes a number of spectacular cliffs, and holds an important place in the history of rock climbing in the United Kingdom. It is now considered to be one of the best cliffs in Britain for rock climbing. Merlin is supposed to have hidden the golden throne of Britain among the cliffs north of Crib y Ddysgl when the Saxons invaded. Native to the cliffs of northern California are seals, sea lions, and many types of shorebirds, including migratory species. The summits of the Cuillin are bare rock, jagged in outline and with steep cliffs and deep cut corries and gullies. This is how the Salisbury Crags formed and became basalt cliffs between Arthur's Seat and the city centre. They normally nest in large colonies, on cliffs overlooking the ocean or on small rocky islands. The cliffs containing the colonies appear to be covered in snow when seen from a distance, due to the number of nests present on them. The coastline of Pembrokeshire has cliffs in places, and numerous bays and sandy beaches. This leads to a landscape of hills and plains, as well as substantial meanders which have formed impressive river cliffs. Here the river has incised into the margins of the Old Red Sandstone plateau to form a gorge with substantial river cliffs. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crevices among rocks or in burrows in the soil. In the British Isles, it is found only on limestone cliffs on the Gower Peninsula, from Worm's Head to Pwlldu Head. Show More Sentences Work has involved the cutting of several hard rock tunnels beneath the sea cliffs. Cut into the cliffs by hand, this narrow, winding route hugged the contours around both steep headlands. Holyhead's cliffs are used for coasteering, a water sport which involves jumping off cliffs at different heights. Here the cliffs rise and run for eleven miles as far as the estuary of the Ogmore. The coastline remains as steep cliffs until after Dunraven Head, where the cliff face drops away to expose Southerndown Beach. At The Mumbles, the coastline begins its third phase, commencing the wild and rugged cliffs of the Gower. A water gate overlooks a protected stairway of 127 steps that runs down to the foot of the cliffs. About once a week Dylan would come to Vernon's parents' house, situated on the very top of the cliffs of the beautiful Gower peninsula. I wondered if it would be possible to make a building which had the same qualities as these magnificent cliffs. The sea cliffs and inland tors that are now a feature of the county were those that were resistant to weathering that has taken place since. Colonies are usually situated on islands, cliffs or headlands, which land mammals have difficulty accessing. Pinnipeds may move further inland and rest in sand dunes or vegetation, and may even climb cliffs. Lias Group strata form imposing cliffs on the Vale of Glamorgan coast, in southern Wales. At Carn Kez, the First and Last Inn owned a small house which looked after the horses while visitors roamed the cliffs. Volcanic islands such as those in the Canary chain often have steep ocean cliffs caused by catastrophic debris avalanches and landslides. Where the sea meets higher parts of the sloping landscape, dramatic cliffs emerge very suddenly. Where the cliffs aren't steep enough, they may become overgrown with grass. Cliff stabilization can be accomplished through drainage of excess rainwater of through terracing, planting and wiring to hold cliffs in place. It is known for its scenic cliffs such as Cape Blanc Nez and Cape Gris Nez and for its wide area of dunes. Chimneys collapsed in Hull, Beverley and Bridlington, and Flamborough Head suffered crumbling of parts of its cliffs. Show More Sentences Most of the nests are constructed on precarious perches nestled in the virtually vertical cliffs of the basalt and conglomerate. The rock strata slopes slightly upwards to the south, giving the highest cliffs on the south and some beaches to the north. The black noddy and the white tern nest above ground level on cliffs or in trees. Many monasteries were established on islands, peninsulas, river mouths and cliffs. Sir Peter Ustinov was stationed in the village during the Second World War, and bought a house on the cliffs after the war. The sight of the white cliffs when approaching Dover may have given the island of Britain its ancient name of Albion. The six-acre area was fenced off primarily to protect bank swallows that return from South America each March to nest in the sand cliffs below. Often called glasswort, sea asparagus or poor man's asparagus, samphire is found on sea cliffs and coastlines in Europe. The broken cliffs capping the steep northern slope that faces the saltpan provided a natural defence. There is also the threat of Mediterranean plants becoming invasive such as the Hottentot fig on the sea cliffs of South and West Wales. The rock rose, rowan berries and sea buckthorn which make Rock Rose so distinctive grow in the cliffs and forests near their home. The game involves you taking the role of the Spartan leader to fight against a huge Persian army on the edges of the Plataean cliffs. The tombstoning craze has been linked to several deaths as thrill seekers jump into the sea from cliffs, sea walls and piers. It has miles of white sandy beaches, ochre cliffs and more golf courses than you could shake a mashie niblick at. The nests are white and translucent and can be found wherever colonies of swiftlets are breeding, in caves, on cliffs or sometimes on a building. Families scaled the sheer cliffs to catch gannets, fulmars and puffins and used their oil, feathers and eggs as part payment for their rent. Tayside Police, which is leading the operation, said his planned running route was around local cliffs and fear he may have slipped and fallen. A 45min-1 hour walk will take you to two spectacular coves nestled between cliffs covered with sprawling native pohutukawa trees. The federally threatened and state endangered Puritan tiger beetle undergoes its entire life cycle on or near these cliffs. The western landscape mostly consists of rugged cliffs, hills and mountains. Find more words! 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