Scarp may refer to:
Landforms and geology
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Cliff
In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. Cliffs are common on co ...
, a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure
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Escarpment
An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that forms as a result of faulting or erosion and separates two relatively level areas having different elevations.
The terms ''scarp'' and ''scarp face'' are often used interchangeably with ''escar ...
, a steep slope or long rock that occurs from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations
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Fault scarp, the topographic expression of faulting attributed to the displacement of the land surface by movement along faults
Other
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Scarp, Scotland
Scarp ( gd, An Sgarp) is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, west of Hushinish on Harris. Once inhabited, the island was the scene of unsuccessful experiments with rocket mail, since commemorated in two films.
Geography
Scar ...
, an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland
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counterscarp, the inner and outer sides of a ditch or moat used in fortifications
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SS-9 Scarp, the NATO reporting name for the R-36 ICBM
* ''Scarp'', a 2013 book by the British writer
Nick Papadimitriou
See also
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Scarpe (disambiguation)
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