Checklist for Landform Types

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| Depressions	| Valleys, gorge, gully, crevice, depression, gilgai	 |
|		| sinkhole.						 |
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| Rises		| Peak, rise, ridge, spur, mesa, butte, knoll,		 |
|		| volcanic plug, hill, outcrop, dunefield, mine dumps,	 |
|		| artificial fill areas, roadside embankment,		 |
|		| railway embankment, channel embankment.		 |
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| Slopes	| Escarpment, cliff, scree, alluvial fan, 		 |
|		| slope (when specifying slope, indicate whether)	 |
|		|  - gentle (to 2 degrees)				 |
|		|  - moderate (to 5 degrees)				 |
|		|  - steep (to 15 degrees)				 |
|		|  - very steep (more than 15 degrees).			 |
|		| Descriptive qualifiers can also be added such as -	 |
|		| steep rocky slope, roadside cutting, railway cutting.	 |
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| Flats		| Desert, hardpan, pavement, floodplain, riverflat	 |
|		| river terraces, creek flat.				 |
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| Waterways	| River, stream, creek, braided stream, spring, channel. |
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| Waterbodies	| Lake, lagoon, billabong, swamp, marsh, bog,		 |
|		| seepage area, reservoir.				 |
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| Coastal	| Bay, cove, inlet, island, tidal channel, tidal flat,	 |
|		| estuary, coastal cliff, coastal hill, coastal dune,	 |
|		| coastal foredune, coastal strand headland.		 |
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