landform
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landform, any conspicuous topographic feature on the Earth or a similar planetary body or satellite. Familiar examples are mountains (including volcanic cones), plateaus, and valleys. Comparable structures have been detected on Mars, Venus, the Moon, and certain satellites of Jupiter and Saturn. The term landform also can be applied to related features that occur on the floor of the Earth’s ocean basins, as, for example, seamounts, mid-oceanic ridges, and submarine canyons. A brief treatment of landforms follows. For full treatment of those on the Earth, see continental landform. For coverage of the topographic features of the so-called terrestrial planets and ...(100 of 315 words)