🏔️ Escarpments of the World

These are notable escarpments — the great, long, steep slopes where one side of a plateau or rift wall steps sharply down to the plain below, landmarks of landscape and geology formed over millions of years. Each profile shows where the escarpment is, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

52 escarpments from 15 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any escarpment for its full profile.

Africa (7) Americas (9) Antarctica (8) Asia (1) Europe (19) Oceania (4)

Africa (7 escarpments)

Americas (9 escarpments)

Antarctica (8 escarpments)

Asia (1 escarpments)

Europe (19 escarpments)

Oceania (4 escarpments)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.