Erosion Collection

Haytor Rocks, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Malham Cove, Yorkshire Dales National Park, England. This curving limestone cliff feature was formed by glacial action. It used to have a waterfall running over it

Ireland AL 2367 Dingle peninsula © Ake Lindau / ARDEA LONDON
AL-2367 Ireland, The Dingle peninsula Ake Lindau Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, and coastguard cottages, Cuckmere Haven, near Seaford, East Sussex, England

UK JLM 10277 Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. © John Mason / ARDEA LONDON
JLM-10277 YORKSHIRE - Flamborough Head, UK John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Durdle Door, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lands End rock formation, Los Cabos, Baja California, Mexico, North America

Trebarwith Strand, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Gordale Scar, Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wastwater in the Lake District UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Scene with fishermen at Beesands, Start Bay, Devon
Scene with fishermen and boats at Beesands, Start Bay, Devon -- coastal erosion can be seen in the middle distance, caused by storm damage and protected over the years by sea defences

Garden of the Gods Recreation Area, Shawnee National Forest, Illinois

Marsden Rock
Marden Rock, near South Shields, County Durham, England. Date: BC

Rough Tor Rocks, Bodmin Moor, near Camelford, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Eroded arch called Marsden Rock, Tyne and Wear, North Sea

Cathedral Rock at Red Rock Crossing, Sedona, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Wastwater and the screes in the Lake District UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Wave-cut arch in limestone headland, Durdle Door, Jurassic Heritage Coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

USA - The Wave, a breathtaking work of art, naturally carved in beautiful red
TD-1851 The Wave, naturally carved in beautiful red and yellow striated soft Navajo sandstone. North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument

Beach Weathered groynes at Winchelsea Beach, East Sussex, UK
DAD-848 Beach - Weathered groynes at Winchelsea Beach East Sussex, UK. David C Dixon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Millstone, Curbar Edge, Peak District National Park, in summer, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rugged canyons of Shafer Canyon and the Shafer Trail Road, Island in the Sky plateau, Canyonlands National Park, near Moab, Utah, United States

The sea caves of Benagil with natural windows on the clear waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Machu Picchu, Peru

KENTUCKY. USA. Fog at sunrise, Red River Gorge. Daniel Boone National Forest

Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, Birling Gap, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, Birling Gap, East Sussex, England

CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK, UTAH. USA. View through Mesa Arch at sunrise. Island in the Sky

White Rocks and Wishing Arch, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

Limestone pavement, Malham Cove, Malham, Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Aerial view of the Needles rocks and lighthouse, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hay Tor rocks, Dartmoor, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

USA - One of the most famous images of the Monument Valley is the long straight road (US 163)
TD-1826 Monument Valley's long straight road (US 163) leading across flat desert towards sandstone buttes and pinnacles of rock Monument Valley Tribal Park, Navajo Nation, Arizona/Utah, USA

UK - lighthouse at Beachy Head with steep chalk cliffs at sunrise. East Sussex, England, UK
SAS-129 UK - lighthouse at Beachy Head with steep chalk cliffs at sunrise. East Sussex, England, UK Steffen & Alexandra Sailer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Australia - The Twelve Apostles
JPF-2259 Australia - The Twelve Apostles, Port Campbell National Park, Victoria The Twelve Apostles before stack collapsed 3rd July 2005 Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal

USA Arizona Antelope Canyon Antelope Peaks

Cascade in The Narrows of the Virgin River, Zion National Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

Chalk cliffs and sea stacks Harry Rocks near Studland Poole Harbour Dorset UK
MAB-819 Chalk cliffs and sea stacks Harry Rocks near Studland Harbour Dorset UK Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Old Man of Hoy, a sandstone sea stack 137 m high and standing on a basalt base, Hoy Island, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Waterfalls in LaSalle Canyon in Starved Rock State Park, Illinois, USA

USA, Arizona, Sedona. Cathedral Rock reflecting in Oak Creek. Credit as: Christopher Talbot Frank / Jaynes Gallery / Danita Delimont

Grand Canyon - panoramic view from Yavapai Point into the Grand Canyon - dawn - Grand Canyon National Park - South Rim
SAS-1901 Grand Canyon - panoramic view from Yavapai Point into the Grand Canyon dawn - Grand Canyon National Park - South Rim - Arizona - USA Steffen & Alexandra Sailer Please note that prints are

Winter Sunset at Durdle Door, Jurassic Coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Misty view at Hound Tor, Dartmoor, south Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hot air balloon over the phallic pillars known as fairy chimneys in the valley known as Love Valley near Goreme in Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Faraglioni, Scopello, Castellamare del Golfo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Lundy ROG 6505 Jenny's Cove, Bristol Channel © Bob Gibbons / ARDEA LONDON
ROG-6505 Lundy Island - Jennys Cove, Bristol Channel UK Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Twelve Apostles - morning at the sandstone rock formations of famous Twelve Apostels
SAS-1114 Twelve Apostles - morning at the sandstone rock formations Port Campbell National Park, Great Ocean Road, Victoria

Cathedral Cove beach at Cathedral Cove seen through a natural rock arch in early morning light Cathedral Cove
SAS-840 Cathedral Cove - beach at Cathedral Cove seen through a natural rock arch in early morning light Cathedral Cove, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island

Australia, Victoria - The Twelve Apostles with collapsed stack in foreground (collapsed 3rd July 2005)
AU-00026-jon Australia, Victoria - The Twelve Apostles with collapsed stack in foreground (collapsed 3rd July 2005) Port Campbell National Park September 2005 Auscape Please note that prints are for

West Rim, Grand Canyon, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Sea stacks at Duncansby Head, near John OGroats, north-west tip of Scotland, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Eshaness basalt cliffs, deeply eroded with caves, blowholes and stacks, Northmavine, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Old Harry rocks, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Natural bridge, Aruba, Antilles, Central America

North America, USA, Michigan, Pictured Rock National Lakeshore. Battleship Row or cliff formations along Lake Superior shoreline at sunset

Sunrise in the badlands, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, United States of America, North America

Cathedral Rock with snow, Garden Of The Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Coloured rock in waves formation in Upper Antelope Canyon, Slot Canyon, Page, Arizona, USA

Hole in the Wall, Coffee Bay, Transkei, Wild Coast, South Africa, Africa

O Brians tower and Breanan Mor seastack looking from Hags Head
OBrians tower and Breanan Mor seastack looking from Hags Head, the Cliffs of Moher, up to 230m high, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland (Eire), Europe

Lands End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Durdle Door (Purbeck limestone), Dorset, England

The Screes, Lake Wastwater, Wasdale, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Giant boulders and rocks above a coloured stream at Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Moai sculptures in various stages of completion at Rano Raraku, the quarry site for all moai on Easter Island, Rapa Nui National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Easter Island (Isla de Pascua)

Man in Cathedral Cave, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland

Cheviot sheep grazing eroding machair at front of sand dunes, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June

The Yellowstone River and canyon from Grandview Point, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Storm clouds building up off coasts of Norfolk, Weybourne Cliffs, Norfolk, UK, November

House about to topple over cliffs, Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Llimestone pavement above Malham Cove has been deeply eroded by acid rain leaving clints (lumps of limestone)
MAB-197 Limestone pavement above Malham Cove Yorkshire Dales, UK Limestone pavement above Malham Cove has been deeply eroded by acid rain leaving clints (lumps of limestone)

Limestone pavement above Malham Cove has been deeply eroded by acid rain leaving clints (lumps of limestone)
MAB-196 Limestone pavement above Malham Cove Yorkshire Dales, UK Limestone pavement above Malham Cove has been deeply eroded by acid rain leaving clints (lumps of limestone)

USA - Detail of the rock wall at The Wave, a breathtaking work of art, naturally carved in beautiful red
TD-1847 Detail of the rock wall at The Wave, naturally carved in beautiful red and yellow striated soft Navajo sandstone. North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness

Bow Fiddle Arch near Portknockie, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Beach, white chalk cliffs, stacks and arches, Whitianga, Coromandel Peninsula, South Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

The Needles, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Fine aerial view of The Needles Rocks and lighthouse, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Date: circa 1920s

Aerial view of the San Juan River cutting through Raplee Anticline west of the town of Bluff, Utah

Colorado, Grand Junction, Colorado National Monument. Independence Rock Overlook, typical red rock formations. Views of Grand Junction in the distance

Picture No. 10867829
Scotland - The Old Man of Hoy Date:

Olduvai Gorge landscape, Tanzania C015 / 6429
Olduvai Gorge landscape, Tanzania. This gorge (also called Oldupai Gorge) is famous for the fossils discovered here of extinct hominins that form part of the human evolutionary tree

Tide retreating at sunset leaving tide pools among rocks, with Pentire Head in the background, Polzeath, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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"Erosion: Nature's Sculptor Unleashed" From the towering Haytor Rocks in Dartmoor National Park, to the majestic Malham Cove in Yorkshire Dales, it has left its mark on some of Europe's most breathtaking landscapes. The rugged beauty of Durdle Door in Dorset and the captivating rock formations at Lands End in Mexico remind us of nature's power to shape our world. On Ireland's Dingle Peninsula, AL 2367 showcases a coastal masterpiece crafted by erosion. Meanwhile, Beesands' fishermen witness firsthand how this relentless force shapes their surroundings along Start Bay in Devon. Flamborough Head stands as a testament to erosion's artistry on England's eastern coast. Gordale Scar reveals the raw grandeur of Yorkshire Dales National Park, while Marsden Rock proudly displays its weathered charm. Across the Atlantic lies The Wave, an awe-inspiring work of art carved into Navajo sandstone within Arizona's Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. Trebarwith Strand invites visitors to marvel at Cornwall’s eroded cliffs and Rough Tor Rocks stand tall amidst Bodmin Moor’s windswept landscape. Erosion is not just a destructive force; it is also a master sculptor that carves out wonders for all to behold. These remarkable locations serve as reminders that even against nature’s mightiest forces, beauty can emerge from chaos – reminding us of our planet’s ever-changing splendor.