Depression (geology)

A watering hole is a depression where water collects and animals come to drink

A depression in geology is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area. Depressions may be formed by various mechanisms.

Erosion-related:

Collapse-related:

Impact-related:

Sedimentary-related:

Structural or tectonic-related:

Volcanism-related:

See also

References

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  2. "Dictionary of Geologic Terms – K". geotech.org. Retrieved 2006-08-26.
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