granite cliffs

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granite
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɡræn.ɪt/us
/ˈɡræn.ɪt/
a very hard, grey, pink, or black rock, used ...
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cliff
noun[C]
uk
/klɪf/us
/klɪf/
a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on ...
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Only granite cliffs, rising to the height of 50m ft, testify to the original rocky terrain of the region.
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Above the surface on both sides are 5,000-foot (1,500-m) granite cliffs.
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This was a small river which had several rapids, some with granite cliffs adjacent to them, in its upper reaches.
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The river then turns generally westward for another 3 mi, where it snakes through a spectacular narrow gorge between massive, glacially resistant granite cliffs.
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Numerous lakes and tarns are tucked against rugged granite cliffs and surrounded by tundra and lingering snowfields.
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They can be found in crevices and cracks of granite cliffs or in canyon edges.
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Towering 1500 ft above are granite cliffs and pinnacles.
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A few kilometres out of town, there are more impressive landscapes, from sandy beaches to grottos to tall granite cliffs.
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Precariously perched, the village is in constant danger of rockslides from the nearby granite cliffs, although rockslides have yet to cause any serious damage.
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There are granite cliffs in the west and limestone cliffs in the east.
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Local rockclimbers use the granite cliffs above and adjacent to the lake for top-roping and lead climbing.
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An interior courtyard, also ovular, encircled the "old town", creating a second defensive perimeter, while in the east and south, the granite cliffs completed the defensive lines.
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Granite cliffs surround parts of the lake.
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