Talk:Cliff

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[edit] vertical

Cliffs don't necessarily have to be vertical! I'll write something about cliff profile sometime. --Steinsky 18:26 21 Jul 2003 (BST (UTC+1))

  • The article says "vertical or almost vertical". However, anything that can go here is great, this article is pretty much a stub. Do you think it should bofficialy be one? HereToHelp 13:41, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Denivelation versus prominence

I removed the mention of topographic prominence, which is not a measure of how high a cliff is; see that article for an explanation. I left the word denivelation in, even though it is little-used in English, as far as I know, except perhaps in caving. -- Spireguy 03:18, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Caveats

I added a general caveat about cliff lists and demarcation in the opening section. I also put in some weasel words about the supposed world record holders---it is really hard to be sure about such "records", even leaving out the issue of how steep something has to be in order to be a cliff. Ideally, someone should redo this thoroughly with some sort of classification of cliffs into dead vertical, nearly so, and just plain steep. I don't know of an official classification of this sort---anyone else know one? -- Spireguy 03:57, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More cliffs in the list

I did a quick add, mostly off the top of my head, of a bunch of cliffs around the world, since the list was pretty small and mostly European. I didn't put in details for a lot of the cliffs yet, but I wanted to get the ball rolling if anyone else had info. I'll probably return. -- Spireguy 03:59, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removed Nanga Parbat

The Rupal Face is one of, if not the largest, single mountain face on the planet, but it is not steep enough to be called a "cliff" or a "precipice." -- Spireguy 03:48, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Minimal Height?

Is there a specific minimal measurement in height that determines if an area of vertical earth is considered a cliff? Since I wouldn't consider a two or three foot drop a cliff. Or is that just nonesence? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.68.137.43 (talk) 16:59, 20 January 2007 (UTC).


[edit] Trango towers picture

Does anyone else except me feel a bit unconfortable seeing one and the same picture twise on the same page?. Maybe one may consider leaving the big picture, at the begining, and adding to its caption the text from the smaller version in section Asia. Then this small picture can be removed.
GGenov 08:34, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Your are correct. I removed the picture again. I added some other pictures instead. Feel however free, to rearrange, add or delete. --Donar Reiskoffer 09:41, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] No information about the potential dangers of cliffs?

I'd have thought that this would warrant a mention at least, and possibly even a full section of its own...--h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 19:46, 13 April 2008 (UTC)