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pari roa
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escarpment

A long, more or less continuous cliff or relatively steep slope facing in one general direction, separating two level or gently sloping surfaces, and produced by erosion or faulting.
Associated features
tūpari | bluff pari | cliff aromaunga | face
anaaromaungapae pari roatauwharenga
Drawing of a rock face with a narrow ledge cutting across it and a cave entrance.
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