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A number of factors, ranging from Plate Tectonics to Erosion and Deposition can generate and affect landforms. Biological factors can also influence landforms—see for example the role of plants in the development of Dune systems and Salt Marsh es, and the work of Coral s and Alga e in the formation of Coral Reefs .

Many of the terms are not restricted to refer to features of the planet Earth , and can be used to describe surface features of other planets and similar objects in the Universe .


LIST OF LANDFORMS



Slope landforms



Coast al and oceanic landforms




Fluvial landforms



Mountain and glacial landforms



Volcanic landforms



Erosion landforms

Landforms produced by erosion and weathering usually occur in coastal or fluvial environments, and many appear above under those headings. Some other erosion landforms that do not fall into the above categories include:

  • Deposition landform -- landforms produced by deposition of load or sediment (usually coastal or fluvial).

  • Eolian landform - landforms produced by Wind Weathering .



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