The landscape of the islands is mainly flat, though rising westwards to form coastal cliffs.

The soil has a tendency to erode, forming nearly vertical cliffs.

The massive bed stands out geomorphologically, sometimes forming small cliffs in the countryside.

In other places it forms massive cliffs and monoliths.

It is an area of sandstone hills which form tall cliffs on its north coast.

The Shiretoko mountain range extends north on the peninsula to the sea where it forms steep cliffs.

Billy told her what had happened to the buildings that used to form cliffs around the stockyards.

However, the Romans straightened it somewhat with cuttings, which form cliffs today.

Igneous rocks such as granite and basalt also often form cliffs.

Some have harder capstones that form cliffs as the softer stone underneath has worn away.