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geographic description of coastal rock formation [closed]

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Closed by System‭ on Aug 2, 2019 at 17:21

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Hello masters of geographic eloquence,

A rock arch bridges across to a rock formation seen in the screen right of the image/photograph. It's not an independent 'island'. What word(s) best describe this isolated rock outcrop ?

Thanks for any suggestions.

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(credit due to unknown photographer of this image)

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That formation is called an arch, and it connects what may soon become a stack to the main coastline. The key points of both archs and stacks is that they form by erosion.

In contrast, a peninsula is typically a larger landmass formed by accretion or alternative means other than erosion. Italy is a peninsula, to give an example.

The links:

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_arch
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack_(geology)
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