r/EarthScience • u/Xxofficer_ACTION • May 07 '26

Discussion What is you favorite geological feature?

Mine are volcanos

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u/autochthonously May 07 '26

jökulhlaup- catastrophic flood caused by failure of a glacial ice dam.

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u/daveg3226 May 09 '26

One of the biggest ever was Lake Missoula breaking through the ice shelf dam, and dumping enough water to fill Lake Michigan into the Clark fork river. This carved the Columbia gorge and even scoured an undersea canyon deep into the pacific.

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u/Commercial-Life-9998 May 07 '26

Mountains closely followed by the sea or lake. Makes me want to explore.

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u/clutterdcollector May 07 '26

Earthquakes or gemstones

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u/HowsTheBeef May 07 '26

Fjords! Slartiblartfast really does good work.

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u/culingerai May 08 '26

Cadell Fault

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u/Thesinras May 08 '26

Pegmatite

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u/Lucky-Wind4755 May 08 '26

Your mom. Also the Danikil Depression is pretty cool.

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u/blue-bottleFly May 10 '26

An isthmus is intriguing

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u/RVtech101 May 10 '26

Caves. That’s why I’ve been exploring them for decades.

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u/KeezyK May 11 '26

Impact cites, currently

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u/lelanicarver May 11 '26

Colorado National Monument.

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u/Alone_Loss8854 May 12 '26

Beautiful clear ocean with a vibrant reef perfect for snorkeling.