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Overhang

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019998

A rock mass jutting out from a slope, especially the upper part or edge of an eroded cliff projecting out over the lower, undercut part (as above a wave-cut notch). Generally these are characterized as having a slope greater than 90 degrees.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019998
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesFederal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019998",
  "term": "Overhang",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A rock mass jutting out from a slope, especially the upper part or edge of an eroded cliff projecting out over the lower, undercut part (as above a wave-cut notch). Generally these are characterized as having a slope greater than 90 degrees.",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/overhang/"
}

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