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Landforms are categorized by characteristic physical attributes such as their creating process, shape, elevation, slope, orientation, rock exposure, and soil type.
== Landforms by process == Landforms organized by the processes that create them.
=== Aeolian landforms === Aeolian landform – Landforms produced by action of the winds include:
=== Coastal and oceanic landforms ===
Coastal and oceanic landforms include:
=== Cryogenic landforms === Landforms produced by or in low-temperatures include:
=== Erosion landforms === Landforms produced by erosion and weathering usually occur in rocky or fluvial environments, and many also appear under those headings.
=== Fluvial landforms ===
Fluvial – Natural flowing freshwater streamPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets landforms include:
=== Impact landforms === Landforms created by extraterrestrial impacts – Collision of two astronomical objects – include:
=== Lacustrine landforms === Lacustrine – associated with lakes – landforms include:
=== Mountain and glacial landforms === Mountain and glacial landform – Landform created by the action of glaciers – include:
=== Slope landforms === Slope landforms include:
=== Tectonic landforms === Landforms created by tectonic activity include:
=== Volcanic landforms === Volcanic landforms include:
=== Weathering landforms === Weathering landforms include:
== Landforms by shape ==
=== Positive landforms ===
=== Depressions ===
=== Flat landforms ===
== Landforms, alphabetic ==
== Further reading == Hargitai H., Kereszturi Á. (eds): Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer. https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3
== See also == Geomorphology – Scientific study of landforms Glossary of geology Types of bodies of water Volcanic landforms in the Canary Islands – list of examples in the Canary Islands (with photos)