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Escarpment Collection (page 3)

The escarpment is a natural wonder that can be found in various parts of the world, each offering its own unique beauty and charm

Background imageEscarpment Collection: DDE-90019456

DDE-90019456
Landscape near the Escarpment of the Semien Mountains, Ethiopia Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageEscarpment Collection: DDE-90019455

DDE-90019455
Landscape in the Semien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageEscarpment Collection: DDE-90019454

DDE-90019454
Landscape in the Semien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageEscarpment Collection: DDE-90019453

DDE-90019453
Landscape in the Semien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageEscarpment Collection: DDE-90019451

DDE-90019451
Landscape north of Gondar, Ethiopia Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageEscarpment Collection: USA, Michigan, Upper Peninsula, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park

USA, Michigan, Upper Peninsula, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Dawn over Lake of the Clouds

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Rapishaw Gap (bodycolour on paper)

Rapishaw Gap (bodycolour on paper)
1214112 Rapishaw Gap (bodycolour on paper) by Richardson, Henry Burdon (fl.1828-72); 57.5x38.5 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Borcovicus (pencil & w / c on paper)

Borcovicus (pencil & w / c on paper)
1214108 Borcovicus (pencil & w/c on paper) by Richardson, Henry Burdon (fl.1828-72); 53.3x36.1 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Quiet Welsh country lane with steep rocky escarpment

Quiet Welsh country lane with steep rocky escarpment looming in the background. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageEscarpment Collection: The Never Failing Brook, The Busy Stream, 1898 (w / c on paper)

The Never Failing Brook, The Busy Stream, 1898 (w / c on paper)
RWS137266 The Never Failing Brook, The Busy Stream, 1898 (w/c on paper) by Pilsbury, Wilmot, R.W.S. (1840-1908); Trustees of the Royal Watercolour Society, London

Background imageEscarpment Collection: View of the Island of Rhodes (w / c on paper)

View of the Island of Rhodes (w / c on paper)
810265 View of the Island of Rhodes (w/c on paper) by Dadd, Richard (1817-86); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Caw-Gap (bodycolour on paper)

Caw-Gap (bodycolour on paper)
1214115 Caw-Gap (bodycolour on paper) by Richardson, Henry Burdon (fl.1828-72); 53.3x37.2 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British, out of copyright

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Cawfields Milecastle (bodycolour on paper)

Cawfields Milecastle (bodycolour on paper)
1214347 Cawfields Milecastle (bodycolour on paper) by Richardson, Henry Burdon (fl.1828-72); 58.1x41.0 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Cawfields (bodycolour on paper)

Cawfields (bodycolour on paper)
1214124 Cawfields (bodycolour on paper) by Richardson, Henry Burdon (fl.1828-72); 57.1x37.0 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British, out of copyright

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Thirlwall (bodycolour on paper)

Thirlwall (bodycolour on paper)
1214121 Thirlwall (bodycolour on paper) by Richardson, Henry Burdon (fl.1828-72); 51.8x35.0 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British, out of copyright

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Cockmount Hill (bodycolour on paper)

Cockmount Hill (bodycolour on paper)
1214118 Cockmount Hill (bodycolour on paper) by Richardson, Henry Burdon (fl.1828-72); 53.9x36.2 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Shield-on-the-Wall (bodycolour on paper)

Shield-on-the-Wall (bodycolour on paper)
1214129 Shield-on-the-Wall (bodycolour on paper) by Richardson, Henry Burdon (fl.1828-72); 68.9x47.3 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Steel-Rigg (bodycolour on paper)

Steel-Rigg (bodycolour on paper)
1214111 Steel-Rigg (bodycolour on paper) by Richardson, Henry Burdon (fl.1828-72); 57.9x39.4 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British, out of copyright

Background imageEscarpment Collection: The Completion of the Uganda Railway to the Victoria Nyanza, 19 December (b / w photo)

The Completion of the Uganda Railway to the Victoria Nyanza, 19 December (b / w photo)
1629210 The Completion of the Uganda Railway to the Victoria Nyanza, 19 December (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Valley in the Serra do Mar, illustration from Voyage Pittoresque et Historique au

Valley in the Serra do Mar, illustration from Voyage Pittoresque et Historique au
CHT221642 Valley in the Serra do Mar, illustration from Voyage Pittoresque et Historique au Bresil by Jean-Baptiste Debret (1768-1848), published in Paris, 1839 (colour litho) by Debret

Background imageEscarpment Collection: View in the Valley of the Jordan, 1890. Creator: Unknown

View in the Valley of the Jordan, 1890. Creator: Unknown
View in the Valley of the Jordan, 1890. The Jordan Valley, the deepest valley in the world, bordered by steep escarpments forms the border between Jordan to the east

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Canning Dam, c1947. Creator: Unknown

Canning Dam, c1947. Creator: Unknown
Canning Dam, c1947. The dam is situated on the Darling Scarp and is an impoundment of the Canning River. From " Perth - City of Sunshine". [Australia House Bookshop, London, c1947]

Background imageEscarpment Collection: The Blue Mountains, 1923. Creator: Unknown

The Blue Mountains, 1923. Creator: Unknown
The Blue Mountains, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Cathedral Peak, Cloud, Distant, Drakensberg, Dramatic Sky, Escarpment, Fangs Pass

Cathedral Peak, Cloud, Distant, Drakensberg, Dramatic Sky, Escarpment, Fangs Pass
Cathedral Peak, Cloud, Distant, Drakensberg, Dramatic Sky, Escarpment, Gallo Landscapes, 84954335

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Stanage Edge, Derbyshire, 2009

Stanage Edge, Derbyshire, 2009. Stanage Edge is a gritstone outcrop in the Peak District. The area is popular with walkers and rock climbers

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Curbar Edge, Derbyshire, 2009

Curbar Edge, Derbyshire, 2009. Curbar Edge is a gritstone outcrop in the Peak District. The area is popular with walkers and rock climbers

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Sheep grazing, Curbar Edge, Derbyshire, 2009

Sheep grazing, Curbar Edge, Derbyshire, 2009. Curbar Edge is a gritstone outcrop in the Peak District. The area is popular with walkers and rock climbers

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Curbar Edge, Derbyshire

Curbar Edge, Derbyshire, 2007. Curbar Edge is a gritstone outcrop in the Peak District. The area is popular with walkers and rock climbers

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Climbers on Stanage Edge, Hathersage, Derbyshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters

Climbers on Stanage Edge, Hathersage, Derbyshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Climbers on Stanage Edge, Hathersage, Derbyshire, 1964. Stanage is situated on the moors to the north of Hathersage, and is visible from the Hope Valley; it stretches for a length of about six

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Hikers on Stanage Edge, Hathersage, Derbyshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters

Hikers on Stanage Edge, Hathersage, Derbyshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Hikers on Stanage Edge, Hathersage, Derbyshire, 1964. Stanage is situated on the moors to the north of Hathersage, and is visible from the Hope Valley; it stretches for a length of about six

Background imageEscarpment Collection: The Chateau d Hougoumont, Belgium, 19th century. Artist: Loux

The Chateau d Hougoumont, Belgium, 19th century. Artist: Loux
The Chateau d Hougoumont, Belgium, 19th century. The Chateau d Hougoumont is a large farmhouse situated at the bottom of an escarpment where British

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Grand Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, USA, 19th century. Artist: Taylor

Grand Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, USA, 19th century. Artist: Taylor
Grand Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, USA, 19th century

Background imageEscarpment Collection: South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona

South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Livistona Victoriae- Victoria River Fan Palm

Livistona Victoriae- Victoria River Fan Palm
Livistona victoriae occurs in a limited range between the Victoria River basin in the Northern Territory and the Bungle Bungle Range in Western Australia

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Wilpena Pound, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia - aerial

Wilpena Pound, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia - aerial

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Stanage Edge wheelstones (millstones) and frosty winter moorland sunrise

Stanage Edge wheelstones (millstones) and frosty winter moorland sunrise, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageEscarpment Collection: CJO04421011

CJO04421011
Llyn y Fan Fach lake below the Carmarthen Fans escarpment in the Brecon Beacons national Park

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Scenics Vistas Mont St. Alban Mont Saint Alban

Scenics Vistas Mont St. Alban Mont Saint Alban
A view of the Gulf of St. Lawrence from the end of the Appalachian chain in Forillon National Park, Quebec

Background imageEscarpment Collection: BAL00122005

BAL00122005
Looking South along the Trotternish peninsula from the Quiraing at dawn

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Fields and woods in Autumn near Stanage Edge, Peak District; Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Fields and woods in Autumn near Stanage Edge, Peak District; Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Sunrise over Western Australia above the trees of the Kimberley Region, Australia

Sunrise over Western Australia above the trees of the Kimberley Region, Australia
Golden sunrise over Western Australia above the horizon of silhouetted trees at King George River in The Kimberley; Western Australia, Australia

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Springtime at the King George River waterfall in the Kimberley region of Western Australia

Springtime at the King George River waterfall in the Kimberley region of Western Australia
Springtime at the King George River waterfall in the Kimberley Region; Western Australia, Australia

Background imageEscarpment Collection: Tanganyika Rift Valley Soda lakes western escarpment

Tanganyika Rift Valley Soda lakes western escarpment
Tanganyika. Rift Valley. Soda lakes in the Rift Valley showing western escarpment. 1936, Tanzania

Background imageEscarpment Collection: A Rock Formation In The Wilderness Located In The Jordan Valley Near The Dead Sea; Israel

A Rock Formation In The Wilderness Located In The Jordan Valley Near The Dead Sea; Israel




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The escarpment is a natural wonder that can be found in various parts of the world, each offering its own unique beauty and charm. From the stunning Northern Irish coastline with its wide sandy beaches in Ballycastle, County Antrim, to the majestic Benevenagh seen from Limavady Rd, this geological formation never fails to captivate. Venturing further south along the coast, one encounters Hags Head at the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare, Ireland. Here, towering cliffs overlook the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, creating a breathtaking sight that showcases nature's grandeur. But it's not just on Earth where escarpments leave us awestruck. Even outer space holds its own version of this phenomenon. Miranda, one of Uranus' moons, boasts a gigantic scarp on its surface – a testament to celestial wonders beyond our imagination. Traveling eastward brings us to Saudi Arabia's desert landscape adorned with mesmerizing escarpments. The rugged terrain stands as a testament to nature's power and resilience against harsh conditions. Back in Northern Ireland lies another perspective of Benevenagh from Magilligan – an awe-inspiring view that highlights both strength and serenity simultaneously, and are not only visually striking but also hold cultural significance for many communities around the world. In Africa's Samburu tribe landscape, a warrior gazes out across an eastern scarp - symbolizing their connection with ancestral lands and ancient traditions. Australia too has its share of captivating escarpments; gum trees dotting billabongs at Rawnsley create a picturesque scene against Wilpena Pound's southwest escarpment - showcasing Australia’s diverse natural beauty. Moving towards Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains National Park reveals yet another facet of these formations: vultures soaring above Jinbar waterfalls (Jin Bahir Falls). This juxtaposition between life and death creates an eerie yet fascinating spectacle.