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cliff
(English) High angle solid substrate shoreline; includes low cliffs (height < 2 m), medium cliffs (height 2 - 10 m) and high cliffs (height > 10 m). (See also: shore area, substrate)
falaise
(French) Un rivage d'haut angle et du substrat solide; qui comprend des falaises basses (hauteur < 2 m), falaises moyennes (hauteur 2 - 10 m) et hautes falaises (hauteur > 10 m). (See also: shore area, substrate)
falésia
(Portuguese) Linha de costa alta de substrato rochoso; inclui falésias baixas, médias e altas. (See also: shore area, substrate)

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