Coastal Geology

Horn Shark Resting on Cape Town Kelp Forest Floor in beside a tide-cut rock ledge under clear water in Cape Town

Horn Shark Resting on Cape Town Kelp Forest Floor

Olympus OM-D E-M5 · beside a tide-cut rock ledge under clear water in Cape Town

Sardinian Shoreline Silhouette at Golden Hour Drizzle in along a wave-cut shoreline in Sardinia

Sardinian Shoreline Silhouette at Golden Hour Drizzle

Sony a7C II · along a wave-cut shoreline in Sardinia

Orion Nebula View from São Paulo Outcrop in along a rocky geology outcrop near São Paulo

Orion Nebula View from São Paulo Outcrop

Nikon Z50II · along a rocky geology outcrop near São Paulo

Zodiacal Light Over Desert Observatory Dome in along a rocky geology outcrop in Western Australia

Zodiacal Light Over Desert Observatory Dome

Fujifilm X-H2S · along a rocky geology outcrop in Western Australia

Emerald Grass on Chalk Sea Cliff Durban in along a wave-cut shoreline near Durban

Emerald Grass on Chalk Sea Cliff Durban

Nikon FM2 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Durban

Salt Pillars on Dead Sea Shore Near Havana in across a wide valley floor near Havana

Salt Pillars on Dead Sea Shore Near Havana

iPhone 13 mini · across a wide valley floor near Havana

Winter Sea Stack with Seabirds in Japan in across a wide valley floor in Japan

Winter Sea Stack with Seabirds in Japan

iPhone 15 Pro Max · across a wide valley floor in Japan

Veneto Cliffline Copper Brush Golden Hour Backlight in in Veneto

Veneto Cliffline Copper Brush Golden Hour Backlight

Nikon F5 · in Veneto

Sunset Silhouette Fossil Beach Terrace Cape Town in near Muizenberg, Cape Town

Sunset Silhouette Fossil Beach Terrace Cape Town

Sony a6400 · near Muizenberg, Cape Town

Silhouetted Chalk Cliff Before Sunrise Sydney in near Surry Hills, Sydney

Silhouetted Chalk Cliff Before Sunrise Sydney

Nikon Z50II · near Surry Hills, Sydney

Misty Tombolo at Sunrise in Great Barrier Reef in across a wide valley floor in the Great Barrier Reef

Misty Tombolo at Sunrise in Great Barrier Reef

Kodak Brownie Number 2 · across a wide valley floor in the Great Barrier Reef

Autumn Mist Over Lava Flow Meeting Ocean in near Swayambhu, Kathmandu

Autumn Mist Over Lava Flow Meeting Ocean

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 · near Swayambhu, Kathmandu

Libyan Sand Spit in Turquoise Lagoon Dawn in in Libya

Libyan Sand Spit in Turquoise Lagoon Dawn

Samsung Galaxy S21 · in Libya

Geologist Studying Folded Marble Bands on Coastal Cliff in near La Paz

Geologist Studying Folded Marble Bands on Coastal Cliff

Leica MP · near La Paz

Copper Light Over Limestone Karst Coastline in far above surf-scalloped coastline near Malindi

Copper Light Over Limestone Karst Coastline

Mamiya 7 · far above surf-scalloped coastline near Malindi

Basalt Columns and Ghost Train in Chilean Mist in in Chile

Basalt Columns and Ghost Train in Chilean Mist

Canon EOS R7 · in Chile

Norwegian River Delta Aerial View Midnight Sun in in Norway

Norwegian River Delta Aerial View Midnight Sun

Mamiya 7 · in Norway

Silhouetted Sea Cave Against Winter Twilight in Catalonia in from a ridge above layered foothills in Catalonia

Silhouetted Sea Cave Against Winter Twilight in Catalonia

Leica III · from a ridge above layered foothills in Catalonia

Cedar Ridge Sea Fog Early Afternoon Cape Town in near V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

Cedar Ridge Sea Fog Early Afternoon Cape Town

Huawei Mate 60 Pro · near V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

Basalt Columns Misty Yunnan Dawn Cliff in in Yunnan

Basalt Columns Misty Yunnan Dawn Cliff

Canon EOS 750D · in Yunnan

Basalt Columns at Dawn Near Mumbai Coast in near Mumbai

Basalt Columns at Dawn Near Mumbai Coast

Canon F-1 · near Mumbai

Salt Pillars on Sydney Shore at Dawn in along a wave-cut shoreline near Newtown, Sydney

Salt Pillars on Sydney Shore at Dawn

Nikon Z 6 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Newtown, Sydney

Basalt Columns Silhouetted Against Blue Evening Sky in across a floodplain after rain near Seomyeon, Busan

Basalt Columns Silhouetted Against Blue Evening Sky

Canon EOS R1 · across a floodplain after rain near Seomyeon, Busan

Twilight Wadi in Red Sandstone Cyprus Shoreline in along a wave-cut shoreline in Cyprus

Twilight Wadi in Red Sandstone Cyprus Shoreline

Pentax ME Super · along a wave-cut shoreline in Cyprus

Hexagonal Basalt Columns Aerial View Guangdong in high above patterned rooftops in Guangdong

Hexagonal Basalt Columns Aerial View Guangdong

Samsung Galaxy S22 · high above patterned rooftops in Guangdong

Basalt Columns Along Dalmatian Coast After Rain in across a floodplain after rain in Dalmatia

Basalt Columns Along Dalmatian Coast After Rain

Nikon Z 7 · across a floodplain after rain in Dalmatia

Electric Blue Tide Tracing Rocks at San Cristóbal Night in near San Cristóbal

Electric Blue Tide Tracing Rocks at San Cristóbal Night

Nikon D90 · near San Cristóbal

Blue Whale Shadow Over Sicilian Basalt Coast in from a ridge above layered foothills in Sicily

Blue Whale Shadow Over Sicilian Basalt Coast

Pentax MX · from a ridge above layered foothills in Sicily

Folded Rock Strata Silhouetted in Late Afternoon Light in from a ridge above layered foothills near Charallave

Folded Rock Strata Silhouetted in Late Afternoon Light

Olympus Trip 35 · from a ridge above layered foothills near Charallave

Whirlpool in Java River Strait Late Afternoon in along a wave-cut shoreline in Java

Whirlpool in Java River Strait Late Afternoon

iPhone 12 Pro Max · along a wave-cut shoreline in Java

Midnight Basalt Columns Under Lighthouse Sweep in near Vancouver

Midnight Basalt Columns Under Lighthouse Sweep

Google Pixel 4 XL · near Vancouver

Surreal Metal Dunes Draping Over Doha Hills in far above terraced hillsides near Doha

Surreal Metal Dunes Draping Over Doha Hills

Zorki 3S · far above terraced hillsides near Doha

Basalt Organ Pipes Blue Hour Sea Cliff Sydney in across a wide valley floor near Sydney

Basalt Organ Pipes Blue Hour Sea Cliff Sydney

Nikon Z 5 · across a wide valley floor near Sydney

Egrets in Provence Wetland Evening Light in from a ridge above layered foothills in Provence

Egrets in Provence Wetland Evening Light

Sony a9 · from a ridge above layered foothills in Provence

Glacial Moraine Wall on Oslo Shoreline in Snow in along a wave-cut shoreline near Oslo

Glacial Moraine Wall on Oslo Shoreline in Snow

Mamiya RZ67 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Oslo

Knife Edge Ridge Above Clouds at Twilight in across a wide valley floor near Vancouver

Knife Edge Ridge Above Clouds at Twilight

Nikon D1 · across a wide valley floor near Vancouver

Sulfur vents in Canada under bright coastal glare in in Canada

Sulfur vents in Canada under bright coastal glare

FED 1 · in Canada

Aerial Sea Cliffs Autumn Glare Low Clouds in far above river meanders near Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto

Aerial Sea Cliffs Autumn Glare Low Clouds

Sony Alpha 55 · far above river meanders near Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto

Utah Painted Desert Striped Rock Floodplain in across a floodplain after rain in Utah

Utah Painted Desert Striped Rock Floodplain

Nikon FE · across a floodplain after rain in Utah

Dalmatian Chalk Cliff Over Blue Sea in along a wave-cut shoreline in Dalmatia

Dalmatian Chalk Cliff Over Blue Sea

Olympus OM-D E-M1 · along a wave-cut shoreline in Dalmatia

Blue Hour Shadows on Tropical Cliff Foothills in from a ridge above layered foothills near Kuala Terengganu

Blue Hour Shadows on Tropical Cliff Foothills

Sony a7S · from a ridge above layered foothills near Kuala Terengganu

Canyon Floor Wildflowers in Midsummer Glare in along a wave-cut shoreline near Isfahan

Canyon Floor Wildflowers in Midsummer Glare

Pentax ME Super · along a wave-cut shoreline near Isfahan

Trilobite Fossil Compound Eye Detail in near Da Nang

Trilobite Fossil Compound Eye Detail

Lubitel 166 universal · near Da Nang

Coastal Dune Sea Grass Floodplain Reflections Dawn in across a floodplain after rain in California

Coastal Dune Sea Grass Floodplain Reflections Dawn

Asahi Pentax K · across a floodplain after rain in California

Limestone Karst Tower Rising From Wet Season Mist in along a wave-cut shoreline in West Bengal

Limestone Karst Tower Rising From Wet Season Mist

Sony a1 · along a wave-cut shoreline in West Bengal

Geologist Studies Folded Marble Bands at Dawn in in Innsbruck

Geologist Studies Folded Marble Bands at Dawn

Google Pixel 9 Pro · in Innsbruck

Highliner on Slackline Between Mongolian Canyon Walls in in Mongolia

Highliner on Slackline Between Mongolian Canyon Walls

Nikon Z 6 II · in Mongolia

Telescope Dome Opening at Winter Twilight in along a rocky geology outcrop in North Beach, San Francisco

Telescope Dome Opening at Winter Twilight

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV · along a rocky geology outcrop in North Beach, San Francisco

Basalt Columns Along Marseille Wave-Cut Shoreline in along a wave-cut shoreline near Marseille

Basalt Columns Along Marseille Wave-Cut Shoreline

Nikon D7200 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Marseille

Frozen Glacial Cirque Lake Quebec Winter in in Quebec

Frozen Glacial Cirque Lake Quebec Winter

Nikon D810 · in Quebec

Mineral Blue Pools on Travertine Terrace in Uttarakhand in in Uttarakhand

Mineral Blue Pools on Travertine Terrace in Uttarakhand

Fujifilm X100S · in Uttarakhand

Winter Sage Plain Wave Shadows Over Osaka Foothills in from a ridge above layered foothills near Dotonbori, Osaka

Winter Sage Plain Wave Shadows Over Osaka Foothills

Sony Xperia 1 VI · from a ridge above layered foothills near Dotonbori, Osaka

Mineral Deposits on Hot Spring Ridge Near Denizli in from a ridge above layered foothills near Denizli

Mineral Deposits on Hot Spring Ridge Near Denizli

Google Pixel 6 Pro · from a ridge above layered foothills near Denizli

Basalt Columns Winter Mist Coastal Cliff Bishkek in near Bishkek

Basalt Columns Winter Mist Coastal Cliff Bishkek

Fujifilm X-S20 · near Bishkek

Geologist Examining Folded Marble Bands Before Dawn in in Ason, Kathmandu

Geologist Examining Folded Marble Bands Before Dawn

Sony a6000 · in Ason, Kathmandu

Waterfall View from Behind Curtain in Quito Valley in across a wide valley floor near Quito

Waterfall View from Behind Curtain in Quito Valley

Pentax ME Super · across a wide valley floor near Quito

Queensland Limestone Pavement Valley Monsoon in across a wide valley floor in Queensland

Queensland Limestone Pavement Valley Monsoon

Nikon F2 · across a wide valley floor in Queensland

Indigo Lagoon Twilight Fog Lucerne Shore in along a wave-cut shoreline near Lucerne

Indigo Lagoon Twilight Fog Lucerne Shore

Canon EOS 6D · along a wave-cut shoreline near Lucerne

Highliner Slackline Across Niger Canyon Valley in across a wide valley floor in Niger

Highliner Slackline Across Niger Canyon Valley

iPhone 12 Pro · across a wide valley floor in Niger

Snowfield Volcanic Vent Near Salt Ponds in high over salt ponds and causeways near Vancouver

Snowfield Volcanic Vent Near Salt Ponds

iPhone 16 Plus · high over salt ponds and causeways near Vancouver

Wind Carved Yardang Formation in Sinai Desert in in Sinai

Wind Carved Yardang Formation in Sinai Desert

Canon EOS 300D · in Sinai

Hydrothermal Vent Garden Ocean Ridge Spain Afternoon in in Spain

Hydrothermal Vent Garden Ocean Ridge Spain Afternoon

Sony a9 II · in Spain