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Calanque
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<p>A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in <a href="/facts/Limestone/8ntvtFnR">limestone</a>, <a href="/facts/Dolomite_(rock)/EGXDL0zm">dolomite</a>, or other <a href="/facts/Carbonate_minerals/8DUmuAhp">carbonate</a> <a href="/facts/Strata/w5D4VAwa">strata</a> and found along the Mediterranean coast. A calanque is a steep-sided valley formed within <a href="/facts/Karst/IzJYhjVN">karstic</a> regions either by <a href="/facts/Fluvial/nkLrSheo">fluvial</a> erosion or the collapse of the roof of a cave that has been subsequently partially submerged by a rise in <a href="/facts/Sea_level/mDhuI7Xe">sea level</a>. </p>