This structure gives rise to a series of landscape features along its length, not least the steep northwest-facing scarps of the hills and ranges mentioned above.

They are best developed along the inner edge of the basin where steep inward-facing scarps are common, grading outward into smaller massifs and blocks.

Nineteenth century travelers describe it as verdant and cultivated, and perched on a steep, slippery scarp cut into hillside.

It has a steep, north-facing scarp.

A typical scalloped depression displays a gentle equator-facing slope and a steeper pole-facing scarp.

Above this point there is a very steep scarp with a marble temple and two lantern towers.

More gentle slopes face in the direction of the equator, while steep scarps face the a pole.

The back garden ended at a short steep scarp falling away to a small stream crossed only by a footbridge.

Time and again they crawled up a long heavy gradient only to find themselves at the head of a scarp too steep for them to descend safely.

Both types of mountains often have steep scarps along one or more margins.