Saturday, 26 July 2014
A calanque
(from the Corsican and Occitan words of pre-Indo-European origin calanca (plural calanche in Corsican, calancas in Occitan) with meaning
"inlet" ) is a steep-walled inlet, cove, or bay that is developed in limestone,
dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. A
calanque is a steep-sided valley formed within karstic regions either by fluvial
erosion or the collapse of the roof of a cave that has been subsequently
partially submerged by a rise in sea level. Source
