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escarpment

steep slope or long cliff that forms as a result of faulting or erosion and separates two relatively level areas having different elevations
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escarpment

Summary

escarpment has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • escarpment is a type of slope[2].
  • escarpment is part of cuesta[3].
  • escarpment's Commons category is recorded as Escarpments[4].
  • escarpment's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Escarpments[5].
  • escarpment's different from is recorded as Q21082754[6].
  • escarpment's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000280[7].

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Definition and Type

escarpment is a type of slope[2].

Use and Application

escarpment is part of cuesta[3].

Influence

Things named for escarpment include Leitner[8], a family name[9].

Why It Matters

escarpment has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] escarpment is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Entities named for escarpment include Leitner[8], a family name[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Environment Ontology. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Part of → cuesta
    Subclass of → —
    Verbaalpina id → C4028
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10381]]: C4028, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
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